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Funny, I don't recall it being called "funemployment" when Bush was president. I seem to recall more articles like this one about the "shadow workforce". http
by azgolfer 17y ago
Funny, I don't recall it being called "funemployment" when Bush was president.
I seem to recall more articles like this one about the "shadow workforce".
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3495/is_8_49/ai_n6171134/ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3495/is_8_49/ai_n6171...
- hapless 17y agoThe article you cite describes the exact inverse phenomenon. The "shadow workforce" is people who want to work, but are not counted as unemployed. The "funemployed" are people who are counted, but aren't really unemployed, since they aren't looking. Both terms are stupid. The press actually overcomplicates the matter in coining these. Yes, some people use unemployment funds as a vacation. Yes, the government numbers on certain subjects are useless lies. We don't need special terms for these phenomena.