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In February, 236,000 new jobs were added to the economy, which was higher than expected and the unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percent. But the 7.7 percent unemployment rate the official unemployment rate is only a small part of the picture. Our own monthly reckoning of un stanley cup employment rate what we call U-7 is a more inclusive take on the underemployment and unemployment r stanley cup ate in America.U-7 includes everyone in the government U-3: everyone who said they wanted a job and had looked for one in the past four weeks.It also adds everyone who said they wanted one, hadn ;t looked in the past four weeks, but had in the past year. These people are included in the government most inclusive statistic, U-6 .But we also add people who hadn ;t looked in the past year but still said they wanted a job and would take one. Finally, we add people working part-time, but say they are looking for full-time work, like consultants I know for example, who may have worked only one hour during the week and are still tallied as officially employed.The U-7 ticked down only slightly from 16.53 percent to 16.46 percent. stanley cup So it going in the right direction.But we still count nearly 27 million Americans as either wanting a job because they say so, or are working part-time, but looking for full-time work.The official unemployment rate, or U-3 went down for whites 6.8 percent , according to the Bureau of Labor Statist Bknp W.Va. Sen. Robert Byrd Dies at 92
LOS ANGELES AP 鈥?California is suing ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, alleging they misclassified their drivers as independent contractors under the state new labor law.Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the lawsuit Tuesday during a news conference. The labor law, known as AB5 and considered the nation strictest test, took effect Jan. 1 and makes it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees who are entitled to minimum wage and benefits such as workers compensation.California represents Uber and Lyfts largest source of revenue. The companies, as well as Doordash, are funding a ballot initiative campaign to exclude their drivers from the law while giving new benefits such as health care coverage. The initiative is likely to qualify for the November ballot.Uber said in a statement it would contest the lawsuit in court while at the same time pushing to raise the sta jordan ndard of independent work for drivers in California, including with guaranteed minimum earnings and new benefits. At a time when Californias economy is in crisis with 4 million people out of work, we need to make it easier, not harder, for peo stanley cup ple to quickly start earning, the statement said.READ MORE: Gig workers and self-employed keep waiting for jobless aidLyft, however, vowed to work with the attorney general and other officials to bring all the benefits of Californias innovation economy to as m stanley cup any workers as possible, espec |
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