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		vaidhy 26 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Private sector lost 33k jobs, badly missing expect... I am a bit confused.. If you are willing to work at Applebee's for minimum wage job, then you are employed. Why should you be considered unemployed? If you all you can find are the minimum wage jobs and you choose not to work there, then you should be considered unemployed and if you are long term unemployed, U6 captures that.

ajsnigrutin 26 days ago [–]

Politicians can keep lying that the economic situation is great, because the number of unemployed is not rising.

Meanwhile he can't afford rent, even though statistics show everything is ok.

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