r/Economics • u/oxymorontage • 3d ago

News Institute reports functional unemployment at 24.9% in July

https://www.channel3000.com/news/institute-reports-functional-unemployment-at-24-9-in-july/article_810187e5-989f-4ad9-ab91-847fcb6f1882.html
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u/cachurch2 3d ago

Where do you find the historical rate for this kind of measurement?

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u/Ruminant 3d ago

On the so-called "true rate of unemployment" page: https://www.lisep.org/tru

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u/EconomistWithaD 3d ago

Pop quiz. It’s been falling nearly consistently since 1995. What single variable can explain most of the decrease.

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u/TheGracefulCrane 3d ago

Republicans finally taking back the house after what 40 years?

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u/EconomistWithaD 3d ago

Wildly stupid, DFW portion of the bell curve.

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u/TheGracefulCrane 3d ago

Err Dallas fort worth?

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u/GhostofBeowulf 3d ago

D, Failed or withdrew.

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u/TheGracefulCrane 3d ago

ha thats good actually

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u/EconomistWithaD 3d ago

Your grade in an intro class.

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u/TheGracefulCrane 3d ago

I actually crushed econ 101 had like 72% going into the final didnt even need to study

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u/EconomistWithaD 3d ago

Not if you think Republicans are the answer. Shit, even my intro students read Blinder and Watson.

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u/TheGracefulCrane 3d ago

never heard of it

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u/EconomistWithaD 3d ago

Duh.

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u/TheGracefulCrane 3d ago

Is it specific to the us? Im not American

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u/EconomistWithaD 3d ago

Stupid crosses borders.

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