From my extensive analysis, the issue lies in the inconsistent methodologies of these unemployment studies. Certain studies count legitimately unemployed individuals, others get into grey areas such as retired, vacations, the mentally handicapped (often anybody mentally away from work), h*** even people driving into work but not physically located at work.
This doesn't even begin to account for many smaller job markets and illegal citizens which are much more difficult to track (dare i say impossible). I mean, who the h*** is going to head to Amidon, ND (24 citizens) to get an accurate count. But rest assured, government census makes every effort to accurately estimate the numbers and should be taken as the final authority, superseding local efforts, media, your mom and your dog.
How do you breathe again?
