Do you agree that the unemployment rate published by the gov is a good measure?
I do think it is a good measure, there are more people working now then ever.
The gov calculates it by dividing the number of the unemployed  people by all individuals currently in the labor force.
I do not think there can be a spot on accuracy, I think maybe it is just a round about figure, of course those who have ceased from looking for employment are not counted at all
I agree.  According to ILO, more than 6% of the world workforce were unemployed
Although really that is a pretty low number. I believe we are in much better shape then just a couple of years ago.
of their own work and how that compares to current wage rates plus the time and effort required to find a job. Causes and solutions for frictional unemployment often address job entry threshold and wage rates.
The unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment and it is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labor force. During periods of recession, an economy usually experiences a relatively high unemployment rate. Millions of people globally or 6% of the world's workforce
measure the unemployment situation for the country. The unemployment rate is defined as the percentage of unemployed workers in the total labor market. If the workers are not currently working, they are considered unemployed, no matter the ability and willingness to do the job. This entire workforce is made up of all unemployed and employed population in the economy. Another important index is participation rate. Participation rate defined as the active labor force in an economy and is the labor force divided by the working age population. It shows the number of