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The real unemployment rate

Posted by Chris Farrell on Friday, April 3, 2009

Here's the number to focus on: When you add together the traditionally counted unemployed plus marginally attached and involuntary part-time workers, the unemployment rate hits 15.6%. That's more tha n 6 percentage points higher than the same period a year ago.

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Chad Larsen | Respond
April 3, 2009 11:40 AM

Mr. Farrell, how many other "real" statistics are out there that are not widely known. Sounds like a lot of paperwork!

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