Official US government statistics currently count only 12% of the able-bodied, unemployed adult workforce as “unemployed.” Been out of the workforce for over 6 months because you can’t find a job? Congratulations! You’re no longer “unemployed”! And oh yeah, we also totally screwed up our own rigged calculations for the past 7 years.
https://www.bls.gov/bls/errata/jolts-errata-06122018.htm
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