Numbers Games.
Points out that the official unemployment rate of the U.S. reflects a rather narrow definition of unemployment and obscures debates about the overall health of the economy and its ability to provide decent family-supporting jobs to all citizens. Observation that in order to be classified as unemplo...
| Published in: | Dissent (0012-3846) Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 68 - 72 |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Winter2004
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| Summary: | Points out that the official unemployment rate of the U.S. reflects a rather narrow definition of unemployment and obscures debates about the overall health of the economy and its ability to provide decent family-supporting jobs to all citizens. Observation that in order to be classified as unemployed, individuals must meet several Bureau of Labor Statistics criteria; Failure to account for many people without jobs who are available and want to work. |
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