In Calculating the Unemployment Rate, Part-Time Workers Over the Age

question 40

Multiple Choice

In calculating the unemployment rate, part-time workers over the age of 16 are counted as

• A)not in the working-age population.
• B)unemployed.
• C)not in the labor force.
• D)employed.
• E)employed if they are part-time workers for noneconomic reasons and unemployed if they are involuntary part-time workers.

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