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And yet again, there is no dispute that the current U-3 number includes fewer discouraged workes than it used to. But OVER ALL, due to other changes that reduced the undercounting of unemployed people, the current methodology results in a higher unemployment rate than the pre-94 methodology. No dodging that bullet.
No dodging the information in the article either
Data, beginning 1994, are not directly comparable with those for 1993 and prior years as a result of the redesign of the CPS. In addition, data comparisons are affected by the incorporation of new population controls and other methodological changes