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Real Unemployment Rate is Reaching Great Depression Levels (24.9%)


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1 hour ago, dasari4kntr said:

hmm…its 4.2% as of April 2025…

check bls.gov site…

sometimes social media…fools us…

Bro read the news article link

 

The low unemployment rate, which stood at 4.2% in April, has signaled to economists and investors alike that the U.S. economy remains relatively healthy. Employers are also continuing to hire despite headwinds like tariffs and plunging consumer confidence.

But another indicator suggests those pieces of government data may be painting an overly rosy picture of the economy, with a recent report from the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) finding the "true rate" of unemployment stood at 24.3% in April, up slightly from 24% in March, while the official Bureau of Labor Statistics rate remained unchanged at 4.2% over the same period.

 

LISEP's measure encompasses not only unemployed workers, but also people who are looking for work but can't find full-time employment, as well as those stuck in poverty-wage jobs. By tracking functionally unemployed workers, the measure seeks to capture labor market nuances that other economic indicators miss, such as Americans who are left behind during periods of economic expansion

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14 minutes ago, human1234 said:

Bro read the news article link

 

The low unemployment rate, which stood at 4.2% in April, has signaled to economists and investors alike that the U.S. economy remains relatively healthy. Employers are also continuing to hire despite headwinds like tariffs and plunging consumer confidence.

But another indicator suggests those pieces of government data may be painting an overly rosy picture of the economy, with a recent report from the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) finding the "true rate" of unemployment stood at 24.3% in April, up slightly from 24% in March, while the official Bureau of Labor Statistics rate remained unchanged at 4.2% over the same period.

 

LISEP's measure encompasses not only unemployed workers, but also people who are looking for work but can't find full-time employment, as well as those stuck in poverty-wage jobs. By tracking functionally unemployed workers, the measure seeks to capture labor market nuances that other economic indicators miss, such as Americans who are left behind during periods of economic expansion

 

14 minutes ago, human1234 said:

LISEP's measure encompasses not only unemployed workers, but also people who are looking for work but can't find full-time employment, as well as those stuck in poverty-wage jobs.

as far as i know…

BLS got the data from…payroll agencies like how many new  payrolls added and how many terminated..etc

but in your LISEP study…they are talking about those who want to do only full time…they are called “discouraged workforce”…google this term…generally they won’t come under unemployment…

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It's high time to cut fed interest rates 

Country going to assam 

Coz of one nasty mfker called jerome powell and his team ,who has no clue of growth economics 

Tariff is the reason they often mention , if everyone on the road and they achieve 2.6 CPA inflation to 1.9 (under 2) they would very happy and be proud of economics knowledge they have 

That's how dumb they are 

US is going to be argentina on supply side @ growth 

@csrcsr @DuvvaAbbulu @human1234 @Konebhar6 @Spartan@futureofandhra and anyone who has idea of stock market & economics 

Trump ginchkuntundi anduke prathi FOMC meeting mundu and tarvtha on Truth social @krishnaaa ,he is seeing how small businesses are collapsing

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8 hours ago, Mancode said:

It's high time to cut fed interest rates 

Country going to assam 

Coz of one nasty mfker called jerome powell and his team ,who has no clue of growth economics 

Tariff is the reason they often mention , if everyone on the road and they achieve 2.6 CPA inflation to 1.9 (under 2) they would very happy and be proud of economics knowledge they have 

That's how dumb they are 

US is going to be argentina on supply side @ growth 

@csrcsr @DuvvaAbbulu @human1234 @Konebhar6 @Spartan@futureofandhra and anyone who has idea of stock market & economics 

Trump ginchkuntundi anduke prathi FOMC meeting mundu and tarvtha on Truth social @krishnaaa ,he is seeing how small businesses are collapsing

Home price decline is the need of the hour.

People are still buying at high prices.

This needs to stop. Sadly we need more layoffs to move the needle.

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1 hour ago, krishnaaa said:

Home price decline is the need of the hour.

People are still buying at high prices.

This needs to stop. Sadly we need more layoffs to move the needle.

Until this happens, inflation and interest rates standoff wont resolve.

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