What is the Meaning of: "Not in the Labor Force?"

Record 89,304,000 Americans 'Not in Labor Force' - CNSNew.com
 
Commenting on this article, Elizabeth Harrington of Infowars.com says the following:

"The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) labels people who are unemployed and no longer looking for work
as 'Not in the labor force,' including people who have retired on schedule, taken early retirement, or simply given up looking for work.' (see Record 89,304,000 Americans 'Not in Labor Force' - 296,000 Fewer than January)

People who have worked hard and earned the right to retire (on social security, pensions, savings, investments, etc.) don't need to be in the labor force. Neither do people who are so disabled that they literally cannot hold any job (I believe that number is far lower than the amount of people getting social security disability). But no one has the right to just 'give up looking for work.'

I'm not a fan of Adolph Hitler - in fact, I'm probably his biggest foe -  but I think Hitler would have used a different term for 'People who are unemployed and no longer looking for work': Useless eaters!

The Bible recognizes no category of people as "Useless Eaters." Every life has value, from the unborn child (whose life begins at the moment of conception) to the 100 year old who has been in a coma for he past 25 years. And the Bible offers a simple solution to the problem of people who 'will not work' (as apposed to those who can't work, can't find a job, etc.):

"If a man will not work, neither should he eat." - II Thessalonians 3:10