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Unemployment rate
2 guides in Finabase Learn
- The Sahm rule: a recession signal from the unemployment rate How the Sahm rule works, a step-by-step calculation, its record since 1960, why it crossed 0.50 in 2024 with no recession following, and real-time versus revised data.
- The unemployment rate: U-3, U-6 and labor force participation How BLS measures unemployment, what the six measures U-1 to U-6 count, why participation matters, and how to read the rate without being misled by it.
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