If the TRUE numbers of unemployed in U.S was published, we would find 331?3%, I’m sure. Did those new grads get a job, did all those on SSS get jobs or were they placed there, did all those who gave up looking jobs get put into the ether zone?
How many families that you know have taken in an elderly family member(for social security augmentation), or have a college grad, who still lives at home and can’t find work remotely tied to their area of expertise?
30% unemployment/underemployment is probably accurate, if not conservative.