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Still unemployed! But we are talking edge cases here.

• nradov 15y ago
  No. http://www.bls.gov/cps/faq.htm#Ques5 http://www.bls.gov/cps/faq.htm#Ques5 "Persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work."
  • dspeyer 15y ago
    This is the definition used for assembling official statistics. It is unlikely that this is used by companies setting hiring rules.
  • arantius 15y ago
    Well now, that's anyone who currently has no employment, and is applying for a particular job ("actively looked for work"), isn't it?