Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2021  120  Figure 6. Official and Alternative Unemployment Rates Percent Monthly Published unemployment + misclassification error + labor force decline since Feb. 2020  27  24  21  18  15  12 Jan. 2021  9  6  Jan . Feb.  Mar. Apr. May  Jun. Jul.
2020  Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Board staff calculations. Aug.  Sep . Oct . Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  3 2021  Figure 7. Employment by Wage Quartile Percent Weekly  110  100  90 Jan. 9, 2021  80  70  Bottom Bottom-middle  . Feb.  Mar . Apr . May  Jun. Jul .