> A longstanding criticism of the reported unemployment numbers is that it doesn't take into account those who have given up / dropped out of the labor force.

> A longstanding criticism of the reported unemployment numbers is that it doesn't take into account those who have given up / dropped out of the labor force. You're not wrong, but that's why measure like the participation rate exist: * https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART Though (working) age also has to be considered: * https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11300060 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11300060