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And then there's the gov job creation machine to fake numbers
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Exactly. I know the Mises guys keep their own GDP and money supply analogues. Do you know if anyone maintains a more rigorous unemployment series?
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Sorry. I have no idea
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That might be an interesting thing to put together. As a starting point, I'm thinking it should basically be U4 plus government employment.
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Good point
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It's especially important to get the most holistic picture, right now. So many people are working part time jobs and many are working two jobs (which looks like two employed people in most of the metrics).