Economy  
Interactive Tutorial: Understanding the Unemployment Rate

By Scott Gilkeson
February 5, 2010

Just because you're out of work doesn't mean you're officially unemployed. How could that be? Use the State of the USA's interactive tutorial to see how labor statistics are developed and what they represent.

Design: Jennifer Nappi

Scott Gilkeson is chief data officer for State of the USA.

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