Originally Posted by remy1492

20% is the actual umemployment of CA and FL, in contrast to the 9% the administration keeps touting. 9% is the people CURRENTLY accepting US unemployment checks. Those checks end after 6 months regardless if you get a job or not. But the ostrich with the head in the ground refuses to see more than 9%.

So the running joke is that 20% is reality, unless you blindly follow the administration, then you agree that 9% is reality to make yourself feel better. At least among my unemployed friends.