No, you don't. See your apt point about how dumb it would be to count an infant as unemployed.
if they said up front that its the only based on people looking for work you can lay that number beside all the working age adults then you have a more accurate number,,
it also creates the conversation of why the others arent looking anymore,,
thats what they want to avoid,, so many have just given up,,
why did they give up??
is it because the job market is limited to low skill workers??
or is it due to switching to welfare beings in some cases can amount to 30-50K a yr depending on the state and how many different programs you sign up for,,
they want us to believe the rate is low to make it look like the economy is good and itt isnt,,
its either exactly right or its wrong,, and specifics matter,,