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(ECONOMICS) Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate). Does not include discouraged workers. Also referred to as "headline unemployment" because it is the statistic reported in the news.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly publishes six estimates of unemployment. The others are U-1, U-3, U-4, 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-3 is the official unemployment rate in the USA; it excludes passive jobseekers (people who are just looking for available job openings without applying). Passive jobseekers are counted as part of the labor force in Europe, but not in the USA. Prior to the 2008 economic crisis, this caused unemployment rates in the USA to be about 1% lower than they would have been if the BLS had used European methods of estimating.
U-3 by Abu Yahya July 17, 2010
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1337 5/\U(3

Leet Sauce! The gamers and nerdy way to say just how much your own.
WOOT OMFGWTFBBQPWND them! u r teh 1337 5/\U(3!
1337 5/\U(3 by Criminally_Retarded December 27, 2006

Hai!! Rawr xDD *nuzzles u :3 

A term often used online by Emo or Scene people. Representing how random they are, and showing it in a cute way. It can be considered a form of Roleplay or "Rp" as they may put it.
Online Blogger 1: Hai!! Rawr xDD *nuzzles u :3
Online Blogger 2: Hai 2 u 2!! *nuzzles u back :D
"I </3 you" means I don't love you.

Just as "I <3 u" means I love you.

Boy: I <3 u!
Girl: I </3 u.
Boy: Why?
Girl: There is someone else. Sry.
Boy: =(
i </3 u by GustoLove May 26, 2008

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This is the peak of bordom, you decide that qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm wasen't enough, and poiuytrewqlkjhgfdsamnbvcxz, and also qazsedcftgbhujmkol, and awsxdrfvgyhnjiklp, etc etc,
Person 1: bro im so boreddddddddddddddddddddd,
Person 2: have you tried esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 insert delete ` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = tab q w e r t y u i o p \ capslock a s d f g h j k l shift z x c v b n m , . / shift ctrl fn alt space alt ctrl?
Person 1: OMFG DID YOU NOT READ THE PATCH NOTES??
person 2: wdym?
person 1: IF YOU SAY SOME WORDS THAT ARE TOO LONG YOU-
*person 2 explodes

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Wow you are that bored that you went above and beyond and typed this congrats you get nothing.
I was bored and typed

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z a q 1 2 w s x 3 e d c 4 r f v b g t 5 6 y h n 7 u j m k I 8 9 o l p 0

The sensation of bashing the space bar is satisfying. Otherwise, you are bored. Good luck curing it. You're too deep in.
z a q 1 2 w s x 3 e d c 4 r f v b g t 5 6 y h n 7 u j m k I 8 9 o l p 0 is the only thing curing my boredom.
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Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

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A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".
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city chicken 

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.
Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?
city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006
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Is that cake?

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“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”
Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026
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just fokin missing her

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friend : *noticably sad*
me : look at you all sad & shit
friend : shut up!
me : just fokin missing her huh?
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