Labor statistics
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Reference week: the seven days you were asked about decide whether you count as unemployed
Weekly jobless claims are the fastest unemployment statistic any government publishes
Where the line between part-time employed and unemployed actually falls
Why unemployment rates across countries need harmonization before anyone can compare them
Sampling error: how much of a monthly change in unemployment is just noise
What is inside the monthly employment situation release besides the headline rate
Why long-term unemployment is defined as 27 weeks or more
The three-part ILO definition of unemployment and why actively seeking is the pivot
The one-hour rule: working a single hour in the reference week still counts as employed
India's PLFS and CMIE surveys measure the same unemployment and disagree by several points
What payroll records can and cannot tell you about unemployment
Why the unemployment rate can fall while thousands of people lose their jobs
Discouraged workers are not counted as unemployed and the measurement rule produces that gap
Why registered jobseekers and survey-based unemployment can differ by millions in the same country
Nevada and South Dakota unemployment rates rarely move together
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