What do you believe the real unemployment rate is in America?

[GrnEyedGurl]

everyone i know has a job except that lazy ass guy john who coughs a lot

 

[Yvaine S]

1 out of 5

 

[xe12ladeeda]

all trolling aside, I would put unemployment at around 15%

the government figures are never accurate. it may be around 20%

 

[braber5]

U6 is currently at 16.2%, so I'll go with that. It'll probably be revised upward within the next year, but I'd say no more than .5%.

 

[Cutie wit a bootie]

24.876%

 

[kinkygirl]

Using the 1979 measure it's 22%.

 

[The Ocelot]

What is the 1979 measure?

 

[tarantulaqueen]

My labor econ professor said it was like 17% or so back in fall 09 if the Department of Labor didn't cheat the statistics. And he does oversight work for congress and is on the federal reserve advisory council

 

[Willy Peter]

nice math

 

[Kyle F]

Supposed to be closer to 17% in real terms.