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Great News for the United States

Discussion in 'Money Talk$' started by KenH, Feb 3, 2023.

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  1. KenH

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    "America’s employers added a robust 517,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to slow growth and tame inflation with higher interest rates.

    The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%, a new half-century low."

    - rest at US adds a surprisingly strong 517,000 jobs despite Fed hikes | AP News
     
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    U-6 rate was 6.6%. In January 2022 it was 7.1%.

    The headline number was 3.4% and in January 2022 it was 4.0%
     
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    So the real unemployment is almost double.....
     
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    Sounds like it has always been several percentage points higher. Depends on how it is measured,
     
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