The government does random polling. “Asking a friend” actually does explicitly qualify as looking for work. https://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm#unemployed htt

The government does random polling. “Asking a friend” actually does explicitly qualify as looking for work. https://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm#unemployed https://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm#unemployed