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> The unemployment metric has flawed and inherent attrition and does not reflect the actual number of unemployed Who should be included? College students? Stay
by pxeboot 3y ago
> The unemployment metric has flawed and inherent attrition and does not reflect the actual number of unemployed
Who should be included? College students? Stay at home moms? People who retired early?
This is not an easy thing to calculate, and will always include or exclude some group(s) that could be working.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoThat is why the government offers 6 different unemployment measures, plus the labor force participation rate.