People who are not working and not looking for work are described as:

1. The adult population splits into more than two groups. 2. Some people work and some are looking for work. 3. A third group are not working and not looking for work. 4. Economists refer to that group as out of the labor force. _Source: OpenStax Principles of Macroeconomics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 7 'Unemployment'_