Yeah and this would not even cover the underemployed who make over 26k a year but can't meet costs.

What about age? I didn't see a graph for it. From the article:

Using data compiled by the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the True Rate of Unemployment tracks the percentage of the U.S. labor force that does not have a full-time job (35+ hours a week) but wants one, has no job, or does not earn a living wage, conservatively pegged at $26,000 (in 2025 dollars) annually before taxes.

The $26k bit would mean that number include most young adults (18+) in high school and college which we typically have different expectations for.

The U.S. lies about the real unemployment rate just as blatantly as they lie about the inflation rate. And people just let them keep doing it.