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Probably because, in the US for instance) with over 300 million people and people moving in and out of employment, its hard to keep accurate records. The only really known figures are those drawing unemployment benefits. The rest can only be guessed and government statisticians would rather be accurate than have guesstimates.

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The government may undercount the real unemployment rate due to discrepancies in how unemployment is defined and measured. For instance, discouraged workers who have stopped actively seeking employment may not be included in official counts. Additionally, different methodologies or criteria used for measuring unemployment can lead to variations in reported rates.

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