Incarcerated?
You don't count. 1.5% (Incarceration in the U.S.)
Retired?
You don't count. 14.4% (Beneficiaries / U.S. Adult Population)
Differently Abled?
You don't count. 1.9% (SSI Recipients over 18 / U.S. Adult Population)
Discouraged, disillusioned, disenfranchised, day trading drop out?
You don't count in U3. Lowball total guesstimate of 0.5% in U4.
Working 14 hours a day raising your children?
You don't count. Mothers 2.2%. Fathers 0.001% (2009 Census Data / U.S. Adult Population) Fathers, you REALLY, REALLY don't count. Can it really be that low, or have you been shamed into never, never, ever reporting such a horrendously despicable, worthless status?
Self-employed, scrambling, and screwed?
You don't count. 4.3% (Ag + NonAg / U.S. Adult Population)
The rest of you do count, sort of. You're the currently "official" 17.3% unemployed.
In Sum: 1.5 + 14.4 + 1.9 + 0.5 + 2.2 + (nevermind those lazy dads) + 4.3 + 17.3 = 40.6%
News Flash: At best, that's going to remain steady for the foreseeable future.
