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minus-squareskuzz@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·14 days ago low unemployment Unemployment is a flawed 6-month rolling window metric that is ostensibly meaningless.
minus-squareDrusas@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·14 days agoIt’s also bullshit that it doesn’t include people who want employment but have given up due to being unable to find adequate employment.
minus-squareVaryk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 days agoIt is pretty significant in terms of how many jobs are filled within a totally economy, spending trends, which affects how strong the dollar is. It’s an important metric, important as any other anyway.
Unemployment is a flawed 6-month rolling window metric that is ostensibly meaningless.
It’s also bullshit that it doesn’t include people who want employment but have given up due to being unable to find adequate employment.
It is pretty significant in terms of how many jobs are filled within a totally economy, spending trends, which affects how strong the dollar is.
It’s an important metric, important as any other anyway.