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neural_thing 3 days ago

And U-6 is lower than e.g it has been in ALL of 2008-2018? Generally pretty close to historic lows. Not sure what extra information it provides

goodmythical 3 days ago | parent [-]

Well, the difference is ~13 million people when you scale it to US population. (14.7m @ 4.3 vs 27.8m @ 8.1%)

For perspective that's roughly New York, LA, and Las Vegas, OR Vacaville (CA), Clinton (MI), San Angelo (TX), Allen (TX), Tuscaloosa (AL), San Mateo (CA), Tracy (CA), Tyler (TX), Roanoke (VA), Sparks (NV), Spokane Valley (WA), Las Cruces (NM), Rialto (CA), Hesperia (CA), Renton (WA), Bend (OR), Carmel (IN), Longmont (CO), Sandy Springs (GA), Vista (CA), Davenport (IA), San Marcos (CA), New Braunfels (TX), Edinburg (TX), Mission Viejo (CA), League City (TX), Fall River (MA), Kenosha (WI), El Cajon (CA), Fishers (IN), Flint (MI), South Bend (IN), Green Bay (WI), Roswell (GA), Peoria (IL), Boulder (CO), Greeley (CO), Brockton (MA), Waterbury (CT), New Bedford (MA), Richmond (CA), West Palm Beach (FL), Everett (WA), Hillsboro (OR), Centennial (CO), Conroe (TX), High Point (NC), Pompano Beach (FL), Elgin (IL), Antioch (CA), Burbank (CA), Pueblo (CO), Fargo (ND), El Monte (CA), College Station (TX), Richardson (TX), Daly City (CA), Clearwater (FL), Costa Mesa (CA), Downey (CA), West Jordan (UT), Carlsbad (CA), Miami Gardens (FL), Rochester (MN), Murfreesboro (TN), Temecula (CA), Gresham (OR), Victorville (CA), Arvada (CO), Springfield (IL), Independence (MO), West Valley City (UT), Pearland (TX), Abilene (TX), Norman (OK), Vallejo (CA), Berkeley (CA), Ann Arbor (MI), Allentown (PA), Evansville (IN), Olathe (KS), Beaumont (TX), Cambridge (MA), Peoria (AZ), Lansing (MI), Lafayette (LA), Odessa (TX), Athens (GA), Columbia (MO), Manchester (NH), Billings (MT), Hartford (CT), Concord (NC), North Charleston (SC), Meridian (ID), Surprise (AZ), Santa Clara (CA), Fort Collins (CO), Miramar (FL), Charleston (SC), Denton (TX), Coral Springs (FL), Roseville (CA), Pasadena (CA), Warren (MI), Thornton (CO), Kent (WA), Midland (TX), Waco (TX), Carrollton (TX), McAllen (TX), Sterling Heights (MI), Columbia (SC), Gainesville (FL), Cedar Rapids (IA), New Haven (CT), Stamford (CT), Elizabeth (NJ), Topeka (KS), Kent (WA), Victorville (CA), Syracuse (NY), AND Dayton (OH).

So, ya know, like a couple people.