The DoL counts Discouraged Workers, which is a better way of assessing what you're talking about than teasing it out of the participation rate. It also counts t

The DoL counts Discouraged Workers, which is a better way of assessing what you're talking about than teasing it out of the participation rate. It also counts those who are part-time involuntarily, which I feel is pretty important. There are 6 unemployment rates with different categories included and excluded. (On mobile, or I would link a BLS report).