As I understand it, U1-6 is calculated via statistical sampling.  They call people and ask them questions to determine which category they are in.  U6 includes people currently holding a part time job but wanting a full time job.  U6 is significantly higher than U3 (the usually touted &quot;unemployment rate&quot;), but I don&#x27;t know how to extract numbers that would show the results of a move to more part time workers.