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Drace

26th November 2008, 02:25

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/06/unemployment-reporting-a-modest-proposal-u3-u6/

http://bigpicture.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/06/alternative_measures_of_labor_under.png

audiored

26th November 2008, 02:38

The methodology used for the U-6 numbers is similar to what was used up until the 80s I believe.

The U-6 number for October is 11.8
bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t12.htm