That number does not reflect those you seem to be referring to. The unemployment rate reflects the ratio of the number of people registered as beneficiaries of

That number does not reflect those you seem to be referring to. The unemployment rate reflects the ratio of the number of people registered as beneficiaries of unemployment insurance to the number of people registered as employed. It does not include: - those who don't work and can't benefit from unemployment insurance (e.g., anyone fired from work for misconduct, - those who don't work and are not looking for work - those who don't work and can't work That makes much more people overall. A recent Pew research published in 2020 estimated that an estimated 29% of unemployed americans are included in that number.[1] 1.https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/24/not-all-unemployed-people-get-unemployment-benefits-in-some-states-very-few-do/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/24/not-all-une...