Economic health indicator is the unemployment rate.

Most people who are not working are not counted as unemployment. When you are not the unemployment, that mean that the bureau of Labour statistic doesn't count you, in this situation your have to find a job, so you are a seeking for work.

Another thing that macroeconomics measure is the inflation rate, which appear when the overall price level in the economy rises and it is usually measured by consumer price index. Most economics says that the best inflation rate is when is hit to 2%.