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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU6 (broadest measure of unemployment) 22.8%, worst since 1933 when it was 24.9% (per MSNBC)
U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor forceMSNBC says it is going to get a lot worse over the next month or two.

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U6 (broadest measure of unemployment) 22.8%, worst since 1933 when it was 24.9% (per MSNBC) (Original Post)
Celerity
May 2020
OP
THIS !!!! 👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽 The BLS didn't include furloughed workers (5% higher) but the U6 does.
uponit7771
May 2020
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dalton99a
(89,376 posts)1. Recent data before today:

rickford66
(5,904 posts)2. In 2015 Trump used to add 30 or 40 percent to the unemployment numbers.
Shouldn't we do it today ?
Celerity
(50,822 posts)3. 50% No Job Trump

uponit7771
(93,073 posts)4. THIS !!!! 👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽 The BLS didn't include furloughed workers (5% higher) but the U6 does.