Comment Comment by bwestergard "Many of them have switched to gig work like Uber or Doordash, which makes them considered "employed" in employment surveys."That's true for the classic "U-1" unemployment rate. But the U-6 captures the "marginally attached" as well, and it hasn't shot upward.https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/u6rate parent bwestergard 2 days ago
That's true for the classic "U-1" unemployment rate. But the U-6 captures the "marginally attached" as well, and it hasn't shot upward.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/u6rate