Investor Presentaiton
Household Data -- Alternative
Measures of Labor Underutilization (percent)
Not Seasonally
Adjusted
Seasonally Adjusted
Measure
Aug
July
Aug
Aug
April
May
June
July
Aug
2009
2010 2010
2009
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
Persons unemployed 15 weeks or
longer, as % of civilian labor force
4.9
5.5
5.3
5.1
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.5
Job losers + persons who
completed temporary jobs, as %
of civilian labor force
6.0
5.8
5.7
6.4
6.0
6.0
5.9
5.9
6.0
Total unemployed as % of civilian
labor force (official
unemployment rate)
Total unemployed + discouraged
workers as % civilian labor force +
discouraged workers
Total unemployed + disc workers
+ all others marginally attached
to labor force as % of civ labor
force + all marginally attached
Total unemployed + all marginally
attached + total employed part
time for econ. reasons as % of civ
labor force + all marg attached
9.6
9.7
9.5
9.7
9.9
9.7
9.5
9.5
9.6
10.0 10.4 10.2
10.1
10.6
10.3
10.2
10.2
10.3
10.9
11.2 10.9
11.0
11.3
11.0
11.0
11.0
11.0
16.5 16.8 16.4
16.8
17.1
16.6
16.5
16.5
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