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In reply to the discussion: I'm fed up!! What is the current unemployment rate? [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)41. Dd you notice the graph points down?
And that is the U6, higher than the U3... The change in how they are calculated came in the Carter administration
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Who the fuck knows? They've been massaging and lying about the numbers so long that
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#5
That is true. It is also true that this party and administration has failed to even propose,
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#40
The rate doesn't matter. If you have no job, the unemployment rate is 100%. n/t
aristocles
Jan 2013
#7
you are wrong. any time someone comes here with 2 posts to tell me numbers
Pretzel_Warrior
Jan 2013
#15
Yes you missed the 9.3 unemployment rate in 2009 when the US was still operating under W's bugdet
Sedona
Jan 2013
#37
Thank you for your reply and your candor. Surely, you understand that it is far easier to give
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#39