Dig a little deeper, and the unemployment picture looks even worse. Here are a few key numbers.
On top of that, another 8.5 million people want a full time job but can only find part-time work.
And there are an additional 2.2 million people want a job and have looked in the past year, but haven't looked in the past month.
These numbers combined make up what is sometimes known as the broader unemployment rate (the government calls this measure U-6). The broader unemployment rate is now just under 16 percent:
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