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Re:US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for first time s... by IncRnd on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @05:52PM (#30704604)
That's very astute of you. The GP was talking about a rate called U-3, but the U-6 rate is far more descriptive. U-3 is what is generally used as the quoted rate, because it severely minimizes actual unemployment, allowing the Federal Government to use false statistics. [1]

[1] https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf

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Re:US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for first time s... by alexilliamson on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @06:01PM (#30704691)
I'm glad someone else got on this soap box today. Folks will bend over backwards to justify the U-3 rate when it's not that meaningful at all.
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Re:US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for first time s... by xxpor on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @06:27PM (#30704932)
It's extremely meaningful. It measures those who are unemployed. U-6 counts underemployment and people not actively searching due to an "economic reason".

Even regardless, the current U-6 rate is very close to the record low: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/U6RATE

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