Name:   Jim Dandy - Subject:   Math for Morons Date:   12/6/2014 10:33:25 AM

Approx figures in millions -

US population      300

Employed            145

Working age not

  employed            90

Other                    65

Sum of Employed and Working age not employed  235

Percent of Employed to Sum above  62%  (labor participation rate)

Observations -

Your friends fall into the "Other" category above (children, retired, etc) and are not considered unemployed, unless they are actually seeking employment.

If the 90M figure is a hoax, so is the labor participation rate.  Is it a hoax too?