Black Lives Matter protests go global, doubts over US jobs data
FT News Briefing
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Understanding Job Numbers and Misclassifications
This chapter discusses significant updates on job numbers and explores issues of misclassification impacting unemployment rates. It emphasizes the confusion these inaccuracies can create for economists and political narratives, particularly in an election year, and highlights the importance of clear job statistics for economic analysis and policy-making.
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