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Shut the f*ck up about unemployment rate, as the stat is meaningless
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Shut the f*ck up about unemployment rate, as the stat is meaningless

The bigger picture of an economy is a complex ecosystem, and relying on one number that's easily manipulated doesn't do the big picture justice.

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Ted Bauer
Jan 29, 2020
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One of the drawbacks of "the data-driven era" -- LOL! -- we supposedly live in is that you can now find numbers to prove pretty much anything you are trying to prove. Unemployment rate is a great example of "This proves the economy is doing super well." No, it really does not.

Here I shall quote Business Insider, which is hardly a "woke" business publica…

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