U.S. Changes Formula On How It Measures Long-Term Unemployment
thestatedtruth.com | December 28, 2010
Hmm…… So many Americans have been jobless for so long that the government is changing how it records long-term unemployment.Citing what it calls “an unprecedented rise” in long-term unemployment, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), beginning Saturday, will raise from two years to five years the upper limit on how long someone can be […]