[Kaslin]

If they have never been employed can they be counted as unemployed?

[aruanan]

If they have never been employed can they be counted as unemployed?

"Unemployed" doesn't mean "formerly employed" any more than "unmarried" means "formerly married."

[RetiredTexasVet]

If you never previously held a job (and are not eligible for unemployment) such as high school graduates who do not go to college and college graduates, you will not be counted until you get a job and lose it. Just look around and see all the high school and college graduates living at home with no job.