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		rguillebert on Oct 20, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: French tax on startups You have to work less hours in the US to be considered employed, you are considered employed if you work 15 hours a week (my source is Jacques Sapir)

yummyfajitas on Oct 20, 2012 [–]

That is incorrect. All of Europe defines unemployment in accordance with the ILO, and the ILO counts a person who has performed any work as "employed".

http://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?id=778

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