The May jobs report had 'misclassification error' that made the unemployment rate look lower than it is. Here's what happened - The Advocate

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the unemployment rate would likely be 16.3 percent, not 13.3 percent, if not for the misclassification of a large number of workers as 'absent' from work instead of temporarily laid off. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/05/may-2020-jobs-report-misclassification-error/