<Li> People who are neither employed nor have looked for a job within the last 4 weeks are not included in the labor force . </Li> <P> Employed persons consist of: </P> <Ul> <Li> All persons who did any work for pay or profit during the survey reference week . </Li> <Li> All persons who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family - owned enterprise operated by someone in their household . </Li> <Li> All persons who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs, whether they were paid or not . </Li> </Ul> <Li> All persons who did any work for pay or profit during the survey reference week . </Li>

Compared to the united states unemployment rates in western europe tend to be