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0 pointsneilc17y ago0 comments

AFAIK, everyone only counts those who are actively looking for work but can't find it: that's what the "unemployment rate" means.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment

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ivankirigin17y ago· 2 in thread

No, people that don't have jobs but aren't seeking them are not counted in the US.

neilcOP17y ago

Right, but they aren't typically counted anywhere else, either. Did you read even the first sentence of the WP article?

ivankirigin17y ago

The first sentence doesn't address differences in measurement, but I appreciate the snark.

I've read that Europe measures more than those that are seeking, meaning they overestimate (or the US underestimates) unemployment.

Scrolling down, the EU measure looks like the US measure, so maybe things changed since I heavily head econ blogs. Perhaps you can read more than the first line of some other resources and report back on the change?

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