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(51,086 posts) Fri May 8, 2020, 08:46 AM May 2020

U6 (broadest measure of unemployment) 22.8%, worst since 1933 when it was 24.9% (per MSNBC) [View all]

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 force

MSNBC 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) [View all] Celerity May 2020 OP

Recent data before today: dalton99a May 2020 #1

In 2015 Trump used to add 30 or 40 percent to the unemployment numbers. rickford66 May 2020 #2

50% No Job Trump Celerity May 2020 #3

THIS !!!! 👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽 The BLS didn't include furloughed workers (5% higher) but the U6 does. uponit7771 May 2020 #4

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