People who report being not in the labor force but who,in fact,want to work but have given up trying to find a job after an unsuccessful search are really unemployed and therefore cause the reported unemployment rate to be lower than it would otherwise be.

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This is known as a discouraged worker, and they are considered unemployed according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, they are not included in the official unemployment rate calculation, which may lead to an underestimation of the actual unemployment rate.

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