A quick reminder that even your favorite economic indicator is more likely to be a statistically convenient fiction than an accurate index:
From LAT, 29 December 2003:
The nation’s official jobless rate is 5.9%, a relatively benign level by historical standards. But economists say that figure paints only a partial
The Jobless Count Skips Millions by Gunnar Hellekson, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
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