People on "temporary layoff" are not counted as "unemployed" even though a quoted study says 42% of those won't be able to return to their old job, and "If you

People on "temporary layoff" are not counted as "unemployed" even though a quoted study says 42% of those won't be able to return to their old job, and "If you are out of work but didn’t look for a job over the previous four weeks, or couldn’t work for family reasons such as caring for children who are no longer in school, BLS says you are out of the labor force. If you’re not in the labor force, you’re not unemployed.". Typical games with statistics. The same has been happening in other countries as well, refined over the years.