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The definitions of performance indicators are critical: the case of unemployment.
The US Bureau of Labor statistics calculates inflation several different ways. The mostly widely reported is U-3, and what people generally call the “unemployment rate.” U-6 has a broader definition and includes discouraged workers and those that work part time because they cannot find full time work. In the 1930’s depression many workers were given [...]
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