>>I looked at the link and this line:
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>> The nonlabour force includes those who are not looking for work,
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>>just supports what I said. If you have given up, stopped looking for work, and gone on the dole, you are no longer considered unemployed.

But not employed either. Sort of like promoted into a .null.

>But my question was : WHEN did that become the criteria......

So was mine.

Also, when did criteria become pluralia tantum? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criteria still considers it a regular plural of criterion.