Compare indicators
Each series on one shared axis, in its shared unit — raw levels, not rebased.
Raw levels on a shared axis (the series share one unit). u6_rate, fed_funds_rate · read from cache, latest-revised.
- U-6 Underemployment Rate
Unemployment plus discouraged and involuntary part-time workers.
Unemployed plus marginally attached workers plus those working part time for economic reasons, as a share of the labor force plus marginally attached workers.
- Federal Funds Rate
The interest rate the Fed sets to steer the economy.
Effective federal funds rate, monthly average.
Each measured on its own terms — compare the lenses, not just the lines. Full lessons → Learn
…and that proves nothing. Two lines moving together is not one moving the other. Almost any pair of trending economic series correlates highly — they share the same long climb of growth, prices, and population, or it is chance. r measures co-movement over this exact window, never cause. Change the range or swap a series and watch r move. Why correlation isn’t causation →