[agere_contra]

Here are the Shadowstat unemployment figures. Red is U3, Grey is U6 and the blue line uses the pre-1994 methodology - which is U6 + long-term discouraged workers.

The Shadowstat figures are the closest approach to the key metric of "people who could potentially work but who aren't working".

Hope this is helpful.

[Wyatt's Torch]

I’ve posted the U6 chart dozens of times as well. I’ve heard of shadow stats but don’t place a lot of stock in it. Thanks for posting.