Unemployment is the Primary Concern

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The real unemployment rate is about twice that which is reported by the media. Either report is deceiving - the BLS reports only the number of people who have looked for jobs in the last four weeks as being unemployed. Further, reported rates do not include people who are underemployed or have given up trying to find a job. This essay identifies unemployment as being the major issue relative to the macroeconomy of the U.S. The essay reports the rates. It discusses fiscal and monetary policies and unemployment. There are six sources listed in the bibliography of this four page paper.