>To be classified as employed for LISEP’s true employment concept, an individual must either have a full-time job (35+ hours per week) or have a part-time job and no desire for a full-time job (e.g., students). The second stipulation is that an individual must earn at least $20,000 annually. This annual wage is adjusted for inflation, calculated in 2020 dollars. ($20,000 is chosen based on the U.S. poverty guidelines put out by the Department of Health and Human Services, which considers a three-person household to be in poverty if it has an income of less than $20,000 per year).

I have still more questions but here is more details on their methodology and details for things like self-employment. https://assets.website-files.com/5f67c16a6ca3251ecc11eca7/5f... Looks pretty grim and I can't say I disagree.