<H3>• U.S. Employment Situation: Official Unemployment Rate vs. Alternative Rate – September 2014</H3>

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In September 2014 the official unemployment rate was 5.9% while the alternative rate was 11.8%. The alternate measure is [1]the official unemployment rate, plus [2]all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus [3]total employed part-time for economic reasons, expressed as a % of the civilian labor force. Click on table/chart to enlarge Please visit this link to read the full report: LinkToArticle NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions.

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