Dennis
Jacobe, Gallup’s chief economist, reports that Gallup’s unadjusted unemployment
rate fell to 8.4% in March. This
figure is the lowest since October and November of 2011. Gallup also found that 9.6% of
Americans are working part-time but want to work full-time. This percentage is down from 10.0% in
February, but still higher than the 9.2% seen a year ago. Gallup also calculates a seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate, the formula for which Jacobe says is comparable to
the method used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The seasonally adjusted rate fell to 8.1% in March. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has recently released its regional and state unemployment data, and releases
its national jobs numbers Friday.
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