Did you know that unemployment numbers only count people who report to the unemployment office?

Question

Unemployment numbers only count people who report to unemployment offices. Most people don't keep reporting to the unemployment office after their unemployment benefits run out, because there's no point. Therefore, if you're unemployment benefits run out, and you stop going to the unemployment office, you drop off the unemployment rate.

So if everyone who lost a job never got work again, the "unemployment rate" could actually either stay the same or get better. Even if those people are still looking for work.

So it's a meaningless statistic. But for some reason it is still used to say "Hey, look, the economy is great".

Answer 1

Wrong the unemployment numbers reflect those who have successfully filled for benefits & do not get disqualified during all the hoop jumping etc. You can report all you want that will not put you in the unemployment statistics.

Answer 2

As folks run out of unemployment 'advantages', and are not watching for paintings, they're dropped from the body of workers rolls, giving the illusion of making improvements to numbers. Also, there are much less jobs to be had, additionally giving the impact of higher numbers. The precise unemployment numbers are toward 19% As with the whole lot obama, that is one more lie, propagated by way of the Lame Stream Media which has now been tested with the trip of Media Matters, to be not anything however the propaganda arm of the White House.

Answer 3

A better measure would be: of the people who say they want to work (or perhaps are capable of working), how many actually have jobs? think this would be a more realistic estimate of unemployment

Answer 4

Most people who have a clue undertand this. In fact, the numbers most quoted are those who have filed claims.

Answer 5

true, in a sense it also helps business target industries that can be developed for mass production, thus hiring many people at one time...any numbers or statistics can be read different for whatever context is being presented...

Answer 6

it's always been that way. the "Clinton economy" was the worst we've had in my lifetime, but it was claimed to be among the best because so many had their benefits run out without finding work. so?