"But inflation measures have been very manipulated. "
How does Dolcevita know that is still a mystery although we know from previous discussion with her on this subject that the problem for her is that the unemployment figures exclude people who stopped looking for work for more than a year ago as well as part-time workers who are seeking full-time employment.
However she must know by know that an unemployment rate series which include part-time workers looking for full-time work and unemployed who stopped looking over a year ago, is still being published monthly by the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and other agencies.
