People who 'stop looking for work' are no longer counted as 'unemployed.' How do you *stop* looking for work if you need money to survive?

The official unemployment rate calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics excludes people who have not actively sought a job in the preceding four weeks, as they are no longer considered part of the civilian labor force." - from this article

How does that work? You still need money to survive but you've given up looking for work? You can't be on welfare forever - how do those folks survive?

Pyr_Pressure,

If you’re on disability, welfare, pension, etc.

PositiveNoise,
@PositiveNoise@kbin.social avatar

Move in w/family members, get on food stamps, run up credit card debt....a variety of ways, really. Usually several combined.

Inamin,
@Inamin@kbin.social avatar

people forced onto the streets, drug dealing, won the lottery.. lotsa reasons!

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