If you're getting unemployment benefit but do some undeclared job, you are employed but count as unemployed. If you're not looking for a job, it's fair to not

If you're getting unemployment benefit but do some undeclared job, you are employed but count as unemployed. If you're not looking for a job, it's fair to not be counted as unemployed. Otherwise you can also count any kid in age of working in the statistics or family who have decided to have one member employed and the other taking care of the family. The writer (CEO of gallup) pretty much explains that the stats behind the title is not what HE thinks it is. This statistic describes those who want to work and cannot find a job.