Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Earlier on, you reminded us that sometimes the job market remains stable even though the unemployment rate goes down. That is because some people are no longer in the job market. Therefore, you are no longer considered as being available for employment.
We have heard various responses on this issue. I think you are in the best position to inform us. How exactly is the employment percentage established? I'll explain. Take, for example, older workers who are having trouble finding a new job, who have run out of employment insurance benefits and are receiving income security benefits. That's often what happens. I'm referring, for example, to people I met in Montmagny, in the Gaspé, and so on, where there are no openings in their areas. This is mainly due to their age, but also to the fact that their qualifications no longer correspond to those required for the available jobs. Are those people taken into account in the calculation of the unemployment rate?