Tuesday, October 13, 2020

True Unemployment Rate 26.1%, Chumps

Welcome To The Trump Economy

Felix Salmon / Axios:
Exclusive: America's true unemployment rate  —  A person who is looking for a full-time job that pays a living wage — but who can't find one — is unemployed.  If you accept that definition, the true unemployment rate in the U.S. is a stunning 26.1%, according to an important new dataset shared exclusively with “Axios on HBO.”

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