Some would say that the United States is not at full employment, because 8.7 million people – about 6% of those who are employed – are looking for work. There are millions more who would like to work but are not actively looking, because they believe that there are no available jobs for people like themselves.
当然，充分就业还有其他定义。一些人认为美国尚未达到充分就业，因为870万人——相当于被雇用人数的6%——正在找工作。数百万想工作的人没有在积极找工作，因为他们认为像自己这样的人找不到工作。还有670万人想每周工作更长时间的人正在做兼职。