此外，尽管经季节调整的1月就业数据显示失业率下降到了8.3 % （ 但实际上1月份的实际就业数量仍在减少 ） ， 但更现实的“失业率”仍高达15%以上，劳动力市场参与率更是处于30年来的最低值。
Moreover, although seasonally adjusted January employment data have brought the unemployment rate down to 8.3% (while total jobs were actually lost in January), the more realistic rate of “underemployment” remains over 15% and the labor-force participation rate is at a record 30-year low.