Payroll employment rises by 173,000 in August; unemployment rate edges down to 5.1%

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11. Yes, it addresses 1993-1994. And before. Its a long tedious read, I suggest you read it.

http://www.bls.gov/mlr/1995/10/art3full.pdf

The "1995" was from some baloney someone was trying to feed me. Actually 1995 is the date of the above article. The changes were made in 1994, according to the above article.

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"The BLS modified the definitions of its alternative unemployment rate measures several times between 1978 and 1994. Bregger and Haugen (1995) ((the art3full.pdf link above)) provided a comprehensive summary of these modifications. Since the 1994 redesign, the BLS has used its alternative unemployment rate measures without any additional changes."

Source: Alternative Unemployment Rates: Their Meaning and Their Measure March 12, 2014 https://www.philadelphiafed.org/-/media/research-and-data/regional-economy/releases/regional-economic-analysis/aur2014march.pdf?la=en