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However, we need to account for

a) unemployed people that are not able to work

Not sure how it works there, but I believe in the US, the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn’t count people unable to work in their “unemployed persons” numbers.

Like…a 3 month old infant isn’t considered “unemployed” for statistical purposes, for example.

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They often are simply referencing the number of people reporting and/or applying for unemployment benefits.

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Freaking unemployed infants leeching off society

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you’re probably right. I might have gotten misled because there’s an ongoing debate about unemployed refugees here and it’s mostly because we’re terrible bat getting them permits to work.

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