Into Which of the Three Categories-Employed, Unemployed, Out of the Labor

question 36

Short Answer

Into which of the three categories-employed, unemployed, out of the labor force-would an interviewer for the
Current Population Survey place each of the following people? Explain. a. Jennifer Temple is working as a second grade school teacher.
b. Frank Peabody is attending college full-time to earn a degree in elementary education.
c. Martin Hampton is working as a high school social science teacher but is at home sick with the flu.
d. Kyle Brown does not currently have a job. He wants to be an elementary school teacher. He has the appropriate degree. He has not looked for a position in the last month because he doesn't believe schools are
currently hiring.
e. Brenda Dewey does not currently have a job. She has sent her resume to several school districts in the past week in hope of finding a teaching position.

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Definitions:

HR Metrics

Quantitative measures used to gauge and track the performance and effectiveness of human resource activities within an organization.

Business Objectives

Defined goals and aims that an organization seeks to achieve over a specific period of time.

Full-Time Equivalent Employees

A calculation used by organizations to represent the number of full-time workers by considering the hours worked by part-time employees.

FTEs

Full-time equivalents, a unit that indicates the workload of an employed person in a way that makes workloads comparable across various contexts.