Unemployment

22
Aug
A $20 bill with a fractured red percentage symbol (%) shattering across it. A faint red EKG line runs behind, with scattered job applications stamped ‘Rejected.’ Text reads: Unemployment.

What Is the Unemployment Rate?

Recessions bend you, depressions break you — and unemployment tells you how painful it really feels. But what does that number actually measure, and why does it matter?
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