That holds until the cross-over point where the unemployed half is larger than the employed one.<p>Note that most unemployment statistics define unemployment as a subset of the whole population that <i>both</i> has no job and is not actively seeking one. That last criteria is rarely as objective as the first one.<p>In Greece, unemployment is currently 25% or so. 48.6% for 18-25.<p>There were 3,644,000 employed individuals as of july 2015. For a total population close to 10.8m. Employed people are far from the &quot;largest half.&quot;<p>For the US, from the same source (all number Sep 2015), the numbers are:<p>Unemployment: 5.1% (Youth: 11%)
148,800,000 employed individuals out of 319m population... So 160+m people are not seeking work either because they&#x27;re kids, retired, unable to work, inmates or have given up.<p>Source: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tradingeconomics.com&#x2F;greece&#x2F;unemployment-rate" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tradingeconomics.com&#x2F;greece&#x2F;unemployment-rate</a>