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US lost a surprising 92,000 jobs last month and unemployment rate ticked higher to 4.4% (apnews.com)
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[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Can we look at employment rates vs unemployment rates?

For example, I have had two jobs for like 5 years.

Is the overall employment rate or job ratio higher than 1 or less than?

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Unemployment rates are right there on the article. The people that publish those numbers also publish the labor participation rate, the news org just decided they don't need that number.

But you can't mix the report with the number of jobs and the one with employed people. They are not compatible.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 day ago

I'd love for them to be more specific too