But my point about insourcing vs. outsourcing remains.
“You are right even more than you have posted that you are. Many who are unemployed do not file for unemployment benefits, and it is the number of unemployed filing which represents the percentage of unemployed.
This is a common myth. Actually, the published unemployment rate is based on a phone survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They target a certain number of residences in each census district. Since they want it to be accurate, if you don’t answer the phone they send guys who will knock on your door. The employees who run the survey are highly trained and ask a tightly controlled set of non-leading questions.
Correct, and when the unemployment runs out they are taken off the count, even if they are now on welfare.