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The Bureau of Labor Statistics offers this summary of unemployment measures:

The six state measures are based on the same definitions as those published for the U.S.:

• [WA: 3.2%] U-1, persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force;
• [WA: 4.8%] U-2, job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force;
• [WA: 8.0%] U-3, total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (this is the definition used for the official unemployment rate);
• [WA: 8.4%] U-4, total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers;
• [WA: 9.2%] U-5, total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers; and
• [WA: 14.7%] U-6, total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers.

And here are our data — this charts the U-3, “official” number: