Using the Official Measure of Unemployment, Which of the Following

question 267

Multiple Choice

Using the official measure of unemployment, which of the following people is considered unemployed?

• A) a part-time worker who wishes to work full time
• B) a person who gave up looking for jobs because he or she was discouraged about his or her job prospects
• C) a person who is working but expects to be laid off at the end of the month
• D) a person who has been searching for work, but turns down a job paying a lower wage rate than desired

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