Analysts and economists often face the task of using employment metrics to characterize industries interest. Some key challenges can be understanding where find metrics, differences in various when each metric should used. This article analyzes a variety publicly available data for United States compares these data. A detailed description intricacies source is provided, which covers factors suc...

Potential workers are classified as unemployed if they seek work but not working. The population contains two groups—those with jobs and those without jobs. Those on furlough or temporary layoff. This group expanded tremendously in April 2020, at the trough of pandemic recession. They wait out periods non-work understanding that their still exist will be recalled. We show resulting temporary-la...