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		omgwtfbyobbq on Nov 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 1 in 4 Americans are jobless or earning poverty-le... Sorry, I meant the federal government should be using U-6.

nradov on Nov 22, 2020 [–]

They do use it. You can find U-6 mentioned in many federal government documents.

omgwtfbyobbq on Nov 22, 2020 | [–]

I mean as the most commonly reported measure of unemployment. So use the measure that most people would intuitively view as unemployment (include discouraged workers, etc).

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