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Unemployment counts the number of unemployed active job-seekers, not the total number of people without jobs. It says so right in TFA.

• electromagnetic 17y ago
  The loss of jobs could easily have led to parents switching from 'employed' to 'home keeper'. I know people who have been fired, and because the cost differences between child care and income are negligible, they're better off being unemployed due to lower taxes.
  • josefresco 17y ago
    "I know people" unfortunately does not support your argument well.
    • mnemonicsloth 17y ago
      "The loss of jobs could easily have led to parents switching..." The point of speculation is that it doesn't require support.