On Apr 9, 2009, at 8:17 AM, Marv Gandall wrote:
> Why did they settle on the household rather than the payroll survey
> as the official rate? Does the household survey tend more to
> understate joblessness?
The payroll survey counts jobs and wages - it can't reach people who want a job and don't have one. To do that, you've got to knock on doors.
Doug