Cenk Uygur
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Americans WAY OFF On Guessing The Unemployment Rate [Amazing Fact]
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November 18, 2014
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3:04Now Playing"The latest jobs report showed the unemployment rate was at its lowest level in six years, 5.8 percent.
But Americans aren't convinced that things are nearly that good. In a recent Ipsos-MORI poll, 1,001 Americans were asked, "Out of every 100 people of working age, how many do you think are unemployed and looking for work?" Their average response was 32. That's almost 26 percentage points higher than the 6.1-percent jobless rate in August, when the poll was conducted.
Americans are way, way off here. But they aren't alone. Here's how other countries' average estimated unemployment rates stack up to their actual unemployment rates:"* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
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