Willow was laid off from her job 7 months ago. At first, she looked for a new job nearly every day. However, in the last 6 weeks, Willow has become depressed about not finding a job and quit looking. Based on the criteria used by the government, Willow is a civilian whose job status is included in computing the national unemployment rate.

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The unemployment rate refers to the number of civilians at least 16 years old who are unemployed and tried to find a job within the prior four weeks. Willow has not tried to find a job in six weeks, so she would not be included in the computation of the unemployment rate.

Willow Was Laid Off from Her Job 7 Months Ago