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Original article @ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/48714/20100902/real-unemployment-rate.htm

unemployment rate at jan 09 LF/POP %

12.00%
11.50%
11.00%
10.50%
10.00%
9.50%
9.00%
8.50%
8.00%
7.50%
7.00%
09 9 9 9 09 09 0 0 0 0
n- -0 -0 l-0 p- v- n-
1 -1 -1 l-1
Ja ar ay Ju Se o Ja ar ay Ju
M M N M M

% of population in labor force

66.00%

65.50%

65.00%

64.50%

64.00%

63.50%
09 -0
9
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9 09 0 9 10 -1
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l-1
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an- ar ay Ju ep- v- an- ar ay Ju
J M M S No J M M

Labor Force
155,500
155,000
154,500
154,000
153,500
153,000
152,500
152,000
9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0
n-
0 -0 -0 l-0 -0 v-
0 -1 -1 -1 l-1
Ja ar ay Ju Se
p o Ja
n ar ay Ju
M M N M M
153,000
152,500
152,000
9 9 9 9 09 9 10 0 0 0
n-
0 -0 -0 l-0 p- v-
0
n- -1 -1 l-1
Ja ar ay Ju e ar ay Ju
M M S No Ja M M

Population over 16 years old

239,000

238,000

237,000

236,000

235,000

234,000

233,000
9 9 9 9 09 9 10 0 0 0
n-
0 -0 -0 l-0 p- v-
0
n- -1 -1 l-1
Ja ar ay Ju Se o Ja ar ay Ju
M M N M M

Number of Employed Individuals

143,000
142,000
141,000
140,000
139,000
138,000
137,000
136,000
135,000
9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0
n-
0 -0 -0 l-0 -0 v-
0 -1 -1 -1 l-1
Ja ar ay Ju Se
p o Ja
n ar ay Ju
M M N M M
 Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09
Unemployed 11,919 12,714 13,310 13,816 14,518 14,721
Employed 142,221 141,687 140,854 140,902 140,438 140,038
Labor Force 154,140 154,401 154,164 154,718 154,956 154,759
Population 234,739 234,913 235,086 235,271 235,452 235,655

unemployment rate calculated 7.73% 8.23% 8.63% 8.93% 9.37% 9.51%

percent in labor force 65.66% 65.73% 65.58% 65.76% 65.81% 65.67%

labor force at jan 09 % 154,140 154,254 154,368 154,489 154,608 154,741

unemploy at jan 09 % 11,919 12,567 13,514 13,587 14,170 14,703
unemployment rate at jan 09 % 7.73% 8.15% 8.75% 8.79% 9.17% 9.50%

Assuming July 09 Rates

16,712
155,673 2,113 718
0.09378 10.74%

14.00% Labor Force

Population
155,500 % of population in la
239,000
12.00% Number of Employed Individuals
155,000 66.00%
10.00% 143,000
238,000 154,500
8.00% 142,000
237,000 154,000 65.50%
6.00% 141,000
236,000 153,500
140,000
4.00% unemployment
153,000
139,000 rate at65.00%
jan 09 LF/POP %
235,000
2.00% 138,000
152,500
234,000 64.50%
137,000
0.00% 152,000
233,000 9
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9 9 9 J 135,000 9 M Jan 09 M a 09 JSu-10 SeN-10 Nol-10
J n
Ja M Ma M Ma
n-
0 -0 -0 l-0 p- M v- M n-1
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63.50% v- n- a ay- u
Ja M Se N1o 2 Ja J
M 3 4 M5 6 M 7 8 9 10 1
 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10
14,534 14,993 15,159 15,612 15,340 15,267 14,837 14,871 15,005
139,817 139,433 138,768 138,242 138,381 137,792 138,333 138,641 138,905
154,351 154,426 153,927 153,854 153,720 153,059 153,170 153,512 153,910
235,870 236,087 236,322 236,550 236,743 236,924 236,832 236,998 237,159

9.42% 9.71% 9.85% 10.15% 9.98% 9.97% 9.69% 9.69% 9.75%

65.44% 65.41% 65.13% 65.04% 64.93% 64.60% 64.67% 64.77% 64.90%

154,883 155,025 155,179 155,329 155,456 155,575 155,514 155,623 155,729

15,066 15,592 16,411 17,087 17,076 17,783 17,181 16,982 16,824
9.73% 10.06% 10.58% 11.00% 10.98% 11.43% 11.05% 10.91% 10.80%

of population in labor force

viduals

POP %

0 r-10 10 -10 10 l-10 10

a r- ay - u l-
M Ma M May J Ju
10 -1
0
-1
0
-1
0
ar ay Jul
4 M5 6 M 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
 Apr-10 May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10
15,260 14,973 14,623 14,599
139,455 139,420 139,119 138,960
154,715 154,393 153,741 153,560
237,329 237,499 237,690 237,890

9.86% 9.70% 9.51% 9.51%

65.19% 65.01% 64.68% 64.55%

155,841 155,952 156,078 156,209

16,386 16,532 16,960 17,248
10.51% 10.60% 10.87% 11.04%