Why does the laying-off rate not include post insurance out of work and claiming benefit?

People who are out of unemployment insurance and still unemployed are not counted . Why? Wouldn't it be a more true indicator of the state of the emploment situation? Does the country's commander really think you should be a departent store greeter 6 months and 1 day after your tech available job goes to China.
Answers:
Because it's the unemployment RATE, not the job loss percentage. It's the rate of new applications being file to collect unemployment insurance.
No, the countrys leader probably doesn't conjecture that. Since this is money paid to you as a result of making a 'claim' on the policy you paid into while you be working, you are only due the dollar value that you be insured for.


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