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Postwar Employment Legislation (1945-46)

President Harry Truman Signs Employment Act of 1946
President Harry Truman Signs Employment Act of 1946  (Photo: Associated Press; Photographer: William J. Smith)

 

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The Full Count
May 2023

Officially unemployed: 6.1 million (3.7%) Hidden unemployment: 9.2 million

Total: 15.3 million (8.9% of the labor force)

[There are 1.5 job-wanters* for each available job.]

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