Oct 13, 2020 – Exclusive: America’s true unemployment rate- Felix Salmon A person who is looking for a full-time job that pays a living wage — but who can’t find one — is unemployed. If you accept that definition, the true unemployment rate in the U.S. is a stunning 26.1%, according to an important new dataset shared exclusively with “Axios … Continue reading The true unemployment rate in the U.S. is a stunning 26.1%.