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0 pointsPaulDavisThe1st2y ago0 comments

Please indicate which measure of unemployment you would accept, and make sure it will be your choice regardless of any political or economic changes, because I'm going to snapshot your answer and remind you of it under very different conditions.

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wakawaka282y ago· 1 in thread

How about the percentage of people out of work or working 2 days per week or less, who indicate they want to work more? You think you're being clever but I've been saying the numbers are wrong since at least 2009. Also I would accept total population minus people working less than 15 hours per week (equivalent) plus the number of deliberately retired people and minors. Thanks.

PaulDavisThe1stOP2y ago

I do not think I am clever.

I'm asking for a measure of unemployment that will stand the test of time, as well as political change. There are many existing measures, and many reasons to criticize each one of them, but this interests me less than knowing what the critics of all of them think we should be measuring.

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