Next: Determine Who’s in the Labor Force

We then seperate the Civilian Adult Non-Institutionalized Population into two groups depending on whether or not they are serious about wanting to work.
This gives us a Not-in-Labor-Force group, which includes the retired, stay-at-home parents & spouses, students who aren’t working and anybody else who isn’t actively looking for work.
Whoever is left is presumed to be available to work. We call this the Labor Force.

We then seperate the Civilian Adult Non-Institutionalized Population into two groups depending on whether or not they are serious about wanting to work.