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Re:US unemployment has been under 4% for the longest streak ... by MightyBuzzard on Saturday January 06, 2024 @09:05PM (#38897667)
Maybe because the US unemployment numbers have nothing to do with the actual number of working age people employed. By design.
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Re:US unemployment has been under 4% for the longest streak ... by kemotep on Saturday January 06, 2024 @09:16PM (#38897737)
Are you referring to the U6 unemployment figure and not the U4 number reported on in the article?

U6 is 7%[0] for the month of December 2023.

[0]: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm

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