Asked by Aditya Venkat on Jun 03, 2024
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Suppose a person lost a factory job six months ago,spent 3 months in a fruitless search for work,and then stopped looking.In the collection of official statistics,such a person is considered
A) still employed in the factory job.
B) structurally unemployed.
C) cyclically unemployed.
D) frictionally unemployeD.
E) out of the labor force.
Labor Force
The total number of people employed or actively seeking employment in a given economic territory or nation.
Structurally Unemployed
individuals who are unemployed due to structural changes in the economy that make their skills or industries obsolete.
- Understand the role of discouraged workers in the unemployment statistics.
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Matthew PerkinsJun 03, 2024
Final Answer :
E
Explanation :
Since the person has stopped looking for work, they are no longer counted as part of the labor force and are therefore classified as out of the labor force.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the role of discouraged workers in the unemployment statistics.