Dianathy on Nostr: The way the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the unemployment rate, a key ...

The way the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the unemployment rate, a key indicator US lawmakers use to gauge the health of the economy, has always been misleading due to the volume of unemployment categories it ignores.

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2020/09/17/1600360453000/Distorted-jobs-numbers-are-misguiding-stimulus-policy/