Date of Award
Spring 1964
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Economics, Finance, & Accounting
Advisor
Richard Levitt
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate criticism of unemployment statistics and to suggest corrections which would tend to correct problems upon which these statistics are criticized. Research materials were used from Forsyth Library, the University of Kansas Library, and the United States Department of Labor. A discussion of the definitions of unemployment used by various government agencies preceded a discussion of the actual collection of labor force data by the Current Population Survey, the Employment Security Programs, and the Employer’s Survey. Results of these collection method were then contrasted and compared. Following this is a discussion of some of the criticisms which are often leveled at this nation’s unemployment statistics. The final chapter deals with each criticism in turn and offers suggestions as to how each situation may be corrected or explains why correction is not possible in cases where this may apply.
Rights
Copyright 1964 Ronald R. Callahan
Recommended Citation
Callahan, Ronald R., "Evaluating Criticisms of Unemployment Statistics" (1964). Master's Theses. 842.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/842
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