how does america measure unem?
 1 The labor force participation rate. 2 This measure is the number of people in the labor force as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years old and over. 3 In other words, it is the percentage of the population that is either working or actively seeking work.4 The employment-population ratio.he official unemployment rate for the nation is the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labor force (the sum of the employed and unemployed). 