It has long been the policy of government officials in The State of Florida to represent the unemployment rate in The State of Florida, based on the number of people who have applied for or who are collecting unemployment. It is widely known that this is not an accurate measure of the number of unemployed people in the state, which also creates a false national unemployment rate report since The State of Florida uses those numbers to report Florida's numbers to The Federal Government. The real number of unemployed people in The State of Florida is far higher based on The Workforce Participation Rate.

THEREFORE, any claim of an unemployment rate reported by The State of Florida shall be based on The Workforce Participation Rate, subtracted from the population of The State of Florida, and then adjusted for persons collecting unemployment or who have applied for unemployment, housewives or spouses who reside in households in which only one person works, disabled persons who are unable to work, or other reasonable reasons why a person would not have to work or be able to work, even though they are of working age, which shall be defined as 18 to 69 years of age.

HOWEVER, since establishing the unemployment rate in The State of Florida may be difficult using The Workforce Participation Rate as a basis, in order to have equal reporting to other states, The Government of The State of Florida, or their representatives may report to the public using the following specific words:

"The number of people who have applied for or are collecting unemployment in The State of Florida is currently [actual number and time period will be added here]. Unemployment benefits provided by The State of Florida last a maximum of 12 weeks unless the number of people who have applied or are collecting unemployment exceeds 5% of the working age population of the state, in which case benefits will be extended in accordance with state law or when federal grants allow extensions during economic downturns.".

ADDITIONALLY, at the same time that the state reports the number of people who have applied for, or who are collecting unemployment, the closest number or estimate possible of The Florida State Workforce Participation Rate must be reported using the following words:

"In addition to the number of people collecting unemployment in Florida, the estimated Workforce Participation Rate in the state is [actual number and time frame will be added here].".