• iheartneopets
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    8 months ago

    Seriously. Just an example off the top of my head: people stop being counted as unemployed if they’ve been unemployed for long enough. That’s just one way they manipulate the numbers for whatever narrative they’re trying to spin.

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      8 months ago

      Just to clarify for others who had to look into this like myself, this is true for unemployed individuals who have not actively sought a job within the last four weeks. If you’ve filled out a job app in the last 30 days you’re being counted.