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<blockquote data-quote="refineryworker05" data-source="post: 4955166" data-attributes="member: 66082">republicans are delusional.&nbsp; The very measurement of unemployment means active job seekers.&nbsp; Logic dictates that unless your unemployment rate reaches 0% that means there are not enough jobs for every job seeker.&nbsp; Smh[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm#concepts[/URL]<h4>Who is counted as unemployed?</h4>People are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work. Actively looking for work may consist of any of the following activities:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Contacting:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An employer directly or having a job interview</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A public or private employment agency</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Friends or relatives</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A school or university employment center</li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Submitting resumes or filling out applications</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Placing or answering job advertisements</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Checking union or professional registers</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Some other means of active job search</li>
</ul></blockquote>

[QUOTE="refineryworker05, post: 4955166, member: 66082"] [I]republicans are delusional[/I]. The very measurement of unemployment means active job seekers. Logic dictates that unless your unemployment rate reaches 0% that means there are not enough jobs for every job seeker. Smh [B][I][URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm#concepts[/URL][/I][/B] [HEADING=3]Who is counted as unemployed?[/HEADING] People are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have [B][I]actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks[/I][/B], and are currently available for work. Actively looking for work may consist of any of the following activities: [LIST] [*]Contacting: [LIST] [*]An employer directly or having a job interview [*]A public or private employment agency [*]Friends or relatives [*]A school or university employment center [/LIST] [*]Submitting resumes or filling out applications [*]Placing or answering job advertisements [*]Checking union or professional registers [*]Some other means of active job search [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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