[patrickg-zill]

It is probably higher - have a look at shadowstats.com to see the difference between the stated national rates, and the rates if computed using the old method.

[nazgulnarsil]

shadow stats won't disclose calculation methodology making it worthless and probably a scam.

[lallysingh]

All the data on that site seems to be behind a paywall.

[patrickg-zill]

http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data

Has the relevant charts. More detailed info does cost, but the summary info is free.

[helveticaman]

I'm a subscriber. Let's see: the unemployment is currently at 9.4% officially, 20.5% according to shadowstats. Eyeballing it, I'd say Cali has unemployment of 22%. That's depression-era levels.