Guy don't understand statistics and shows it in a rant.<p><i>definition of unemployed</i>: over 16 and have been available to work full-time during the past four weeks. Most importantly, you must have actively looked for work during that same period.<p><i>civilian labor force</i>: unemployed plus the employed, no one else. Military personnel, federal government employees, retirees, handicapped or discouraged workers, and agricultural workers are not part of the civilian labor force<p>Unemployment Rate = Unemployed / Civilian Labor Force.