The Difference Between the Official Unemployment Rate and the Alternate

question 15

Multiple Choice

The difference between the official unemployment rate and the alternate measure of unemployment that includes discouraged workers and underemployed workers

• A) equals zero when there is no cyclical unemployment.
• B) shows that there are no shortcomings with the official unemployment rate.
• C) grows when the economy enters an expansion.
• D) shows short-term and long-term unemployment spells.
• E) grows when the economy enters a recession.

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