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5. It's from a monthly survey of 60,000 households

Reply to democratisphere (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 30, 2017, 08:16 PM

Apr 2017

and no, it's not from a count of people receiving unemployment benefits, as a lot of people think. Unemployment benefit status has nothing to do with it.

How the Government Measures Unemployment
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm

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Unemployment rates at 3 months: Clinton(D): 7.1%, Bush(R): 4.4%, Obama(D): 9.0%, Trump(R):4.5% [View all] progree Apr 2017 OP

I am part of that 4.5% liberal N proud Apr 2017 #1

I'm sorry to hear. It is a sucky experience progree Apr 2017 #2

GREAT information. I'm saving this one! Squinch Apr 2017 #3

All unemployment rates are fake news. democratisphere Apr 2017 #4

It's from a monthly survey of 60,000 households progree Apr 2017 #5

Misleading info. After just 3 months the rates are a continuation of the previous admin... brush Apr 2017 #6

All true. Here are the unemployment rates in the inaugural month of each president progree Apr 2017 #7

The ??? on the 'When Trump leaves office' space is prescient. tenorly May 2017 #8