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I'm wondering if I get counted as part of the officially unemployed as the little checkbox that asks you to give details of your job search contacts for the pas
by gcheong 17y ago
I'm wondering if I get counted as part of the officially unemployed as the little checkbox that asks you to give details of your job search contacts for the past weeks has never been checked on any of the UI claim forms I received. This is in CA.
- gojomo 17y agoThe U3 official rate is based on a household survey, not any unemployment insurance claims. So whether you're collecting unemployment insurance, whatever you report on the forms, and even whether your unemployment insurance runs out has no bearing on the rate. Instead, it's a statistical projection based on the surveyed households self-reported employment/looking-for-employment status. (So you weren't literally counted unless the survey contacted you, but you were statistically counted as long as their sample was representative.)