U-4

(ECONOMICS) Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly publishes six estimates of unemployment. The others are U-1, U-2, U-3, U-5, and U-6. Eurostat publishes one monthly estimate of unemployment for the European Union, which is approximately midway between U-3 and U-4.

The unemployment statistics for the USA are collected through a monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) (also known as the household survey) and an establishment survey.

U-4 includes all individuals that are unemployed as well as people known as discouraged workers. These people are then reported as a percentage of the combined civilian labor force and discouraged workers. Discouraged workers are defined as unemployed workers who have searched for employment within the last 12 months that have cited an economic reason for no longer looking for work. These reasons could range from “There just aren’t any job openings in my area.” to “I keep getting turned down for interviews, so why bother?”

{Nebraska Workforce Trends|October 2009}

by Abu Yahya July 15, 2010

Throwing up the 4’s

Means fuck arrowhead

Look he’s throwing up the 4’s he must hate arrowhead golf club

by David Lazarus July 06, 2022

throwing up the 4’s

Throwing up the 4’s symbolizes you get hella bitches. By doing this it let’s everyone else know your not to be messed with.

“ Justin is throwing up the 4’s, he must get all the hoes.”

“ Zach and Justin just threw up the 4s in a temple, don’t mess with them.”

by shiesty_9 November 16, 2022

Dec 4

the day you tell that sophomore girl who's only 2 years younger than you that you like her

"Hey I really like you"
"Oh fr, me too"
"i wasn't gonna tell you but it's Dec 4 I had to"

by Extra wtf December 02, 2023

Dec 4

Kiss your girlfriend/boyfriend or hug her

Dec 4: kiss or hug gf/bf

by Dumbbbyy December 03, 2021

Throwing up 4's

Throwing up 4's is a common way to show that you are deeply in love with "Dakon."

You see "___" throwing up 4's? That mean's he's in love with "Dakon"

by ddelimo_691 June 24, 2022

Throwing up 4's

Throwing up 4's is a common way to show that you want hard sexual intercourse with "Dakon."

Omg you see "____" throwing up 4's?? That means they want to have hard sexual intercourse with "Dakon."

by ddelimo_691 June 26, 2022