It's simple. They aren't collecting unemployment. If they aren't, the government loses track of them. It's up to them to re enter the job market. Some moms decide to stay at home and be moms. Like JD Vance says they should. Some people start their own business and in the beginning don't really pay their taxes until the business gets big enough they have to. Cash. Venmo. Trump Bit Coin.How does the government track that? If they are at home looking the government doesn’t know. These are just people that aren’t trying to get unemployment benefits from the government, it doesn’t mean they aren’t looking.