I won't refute you on that (someone once posted a article here on HN that discussed this) however the linked article for this thread is specifically about peopl

I won't refute you on that (someone once posted a article here on HN that discussed this) however the linked article for this thread is specifically about people filing for unemployment for the first time. Thus your point that "They stop counting a person as unemployed after they stop receiving the unemployment checks, no matter if they found a job or ran out of time" doesn't taint the stat of a 26-year high for filings for new claims.