US Unemployment Data October 2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization
[Percent] Measure Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Oct.
2009 Sept.
2010 Oct.
2010 Oct.
2009 June
2010 July
2010 Aug.
2010 Sept.
2010 Oct.
2010
U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force
5.5 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.7

U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force
6.0 5.6 5.4 6.7 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.9

U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate)
9.5 9.2 9.0 10.1 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.6

U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers
9.9 9.9 9.8 10.6 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.4

U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other persons marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force
10.8 10.7 10.6 11.5 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.1

U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force
16.3 16.2 15.9 17.4 16.5 16.5 16.7 17.1 17.0
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