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by jdminhbg 1087 days ago
“Unemployment” is people who are trying to find work divided by themselves + people working. If everyone is living a life of leisure, it will still be low.
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> If everyone is living a life of leisure

Isn't that the sign of a good economy then?

Yes, unemployment is a good statistic in that case because it only measures those who are trying and failing to find a job, not those who don’t want or need one.