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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (920629)2/11/2016 9:22:13 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573933
 
They already use 6 definitions. (Not that that is enough for a comprehensive look at the employment picture).



To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (920629)2/15/2016 2:28:45 AM
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TideGlider

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>> You're not suggesting that when the government announces the number for the month, they use 3 or 4 definitiions? Keeping in mind that all have heard nothing but the U3 number all their lives.....

It is worse than that.

The Administration tinkers with the U3 number from time to time to make itself look better. They just change how it is computed, as they did a few years ago.