"Functional unemployment" nearing 25% in U.S., analysis finds

#headlinenews #breakingnews #newsyoumissed The Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity said its True Rate of Unemployment, or TRU, rose to 24.9% in July, its fourth consecutive monthly increase. Unlike the federal unemployment rate, LISEP’s alternative measure includes unemployed people, workers who want full-time hours but can find only part-time employment, and people earning what the institute defines as poverty-level wages. https://www.lisep.org/

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