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To: rktman
My wife lost her job 2 years ago and does NOT file for benefits. So she is one of those not counted but still not working.

Again, no. If she is "actively looking for work" she'd be counted. You can argue that the government is messing with what constitutes "actively," but that's entirely separate from (incorrectly) believing that her unemployment compensation, or lack thereof, has anything to do with it.

14 posted on 04/06/2012 9:24:14 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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FWIW...If I recall correctly, SELF Employed people and those who worked for NON-Profits do NOT get Unemployment!


15 posted on 04/06/2012 9:27:59 AM PDT by goodnesswins (2012..."We mutually pledge our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor")
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To: 1rudeboy

Why can’t they just divide the number of social security contributors by the census calculated number of people of working age?


17 posted on 04/06/2012 9:44:02 AM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: 1rudeboy

If she doesn’t report to anybody but me if she were in fact looking, how would she be counted? Since we just moved from our previous location and are still settling in to our new one, nobody is looking for work but in any case we wouldn’t be reporting to anybody whether or not we are looking. Kind of one of those deals where if I need a job, I WILL get one. May not be CEO of a major corp but maybe just enough to offset medical costs a little bit. LOL!


26 posted on 04/07/2012 6:12:32 AM PDT by rktman
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