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0 pointsSirHound7y ago0 comments

Someone working an hour a week counts as employed.

0 pointsSirHound7y ago0 comments

Someone working an hour a week counts as employed.

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blakejustblake7y ago· 3 in thread

I wonder if the rise of gig-economy type work has dirtied the employment data pool? If you're out of work and looking for a employment, yet you're still scraping by a few bucks every week due to Uber or Lyft or something similar, and you're a part of a significant percentage of people doing the same then unemployment numbers probably aren't as pretty as some would like us to believe.

baronswindle7y ago

U6 unemployment numbers include workers who are employed part time but would prefer to be full time, and U6 is near all time lows.

lusmd7y ago

But labor force participation rates are still very, very low. If you'd like a job but don't have one, you don't get counted in any unemployment stats except the aggregate labor force participation.

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dragonwriter7y ago

So, an Uber drive that's in the app available for calls 35+ hours a week but gets few calls, are they part-time or full-time?

rhacker7y ago

Don't worry they are getting paid 80 cents an hour.

refurb7y ago

No, it doesn't count.

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