The official unemployment rate calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics excludes people who have not actively sought a job in the preceding four weeks, as they are no longer considered part of the civilian labor force." - from this article
How does that work? You still need money to survive but you've given up looking for work? You can't be on welfare forever - how do those folks survive?
3 Comments
PositiveNoise@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
Move in w/family members, get on food stamps, run up credit card debt....a variety of ways, really. Usually several combined.
Inamin@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
people forced onto the streets, drug dealing, won the lottery.. lotsa reasons!
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
If you're on disability, welfare, pension, etc.