The official unemployment rate looks strong at 4.1%, but a deeper look reveals rising “functional unemployment” — including part-timers and low-wage workers — now hitting 25% and climbing for four months. While some economists defend the headline number, the trend signals stalled job quality and falling workforce participation, squeezing consumer spending and slowing economic growth as wages lag inflation.

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