What are the differences between the U3 and U6 unemployment rates?
Assignment Summary:
1) Watch the above video and videos 1 and 2 under the Week 3 YouTube video link;
2) Go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://bls.gov) and find the current:
- a) labor force participation rate
- b) the U3 (Headline) unemployment rate, and,
- c) the U6 unemployment rate;
3) What are the differences between the U3 and U6 unemployment rates? Note not only the unemployment rate percentages, but also who is counted in each of the two measures.
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