Start With the Population

• We start with the entire population of the nation. But we don’t want the entire population working (after all do you want your 3-year old cousin to be ‘employed’?). So we subtract three groups of people: children, people in institutions such as prisons, and active-duty military. These people are presumed to not be available to take jobs in the economy.

• This leaves us with the Civilian Adult Non-Institutionalized Population.