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The Truth about Unemployment (Rates)

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“My dear Ludo, nobody tells the truth about unemployment!” This quote of Sir Humphrey Appleby during the last episode of the ingenious series Yes, (Prime) Minister, and its subsequent explanations, are cynical, to say the least. Yet, government officials may very well have an incentive to beat about the bush when it comes to answering questions about the labor market, and their...