Civilian Population Distribution
Dynamic partition of the 260M population into active, sidelined, and outside pools
Labor Force: 160.16M (61.6%)
Employed: 155.96M
Active Unemployed: 4.20M
Discouraged Workers: 4.00M
AI Shock Sidelined: 2.50M
Retirees / Students / Other NILF: 93.34M
Why Flat Headline Rates Mask Worker Displacement
BLS Headline Rate (U-3)
U-3 = Active Unemployed ÷ Labor Force
When workers displaced by AI give up searching after repeated failed applications, they are dropped from both the numerator and denominator, mechanically depressing the reported rate.
Adjusted Effective Rate (Broader U-6 Variant)
Effective = (Active + Discouraged + AI Sidelined) ÷ (Labor Force + Sidelined)
Re-integrating the 4.00M discouraged job seekers and 2.50M AI displacement casualties reveals the true economic gap in workforce utilization.
Scenario Snapshot & BLS Audit Log
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