U.S. Has a 25% Unemployment Crisis

The official unemployment rate does not directly include people experiencing homelessness because the definition of unemployment focuses on those who are actively seeking work and available to work. Many individuals experiencing homelessness may not be actively looking for work, or may not be able to meet the availability requirements for various reasons, and thus are not counted in the official unemployment statistics.
Elaboration:
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) defines unemployed individuals as those who are not currently employed, have actively looked for work in the past four weeks, and are available to work. This definition excludes people who are not actively seeking work, even if they are not employed. Millions Are Functionally Unemployed