Unemployment Rate

Definition

Unemployment Rate. An economic indicator representing the ratio of the unemployed population with respect to the civilian labor force of a given economy for some specified period

Persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work. Workers expecting to be recalled from layoff are counted as unemployed, whether or not they have engaged in a specific jobseeking activity. In all other cases, the individual must have been engaged in at least one active job search activity in the 4 weeks preceding the interview and be available for work (except for temporary illness).

See Also

• http://www.bls.gov/cps/faq.htm#Ques3

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