After Unsuccessfully Looking for Full-Time Work for Six Weeks,Joey Accepted

question 64

Multiple Choice

After unsuccessfully looking for full-time work for six weeks,Joey accepted a part-time job.How does the official unemployment rate fail to reflect the true degree of unemployment in this case?

• A)Joey is viewed to be a discouraged worker and as such is not considered part of the labour force.
• B)It continues to treat Joey as unemployed because he is only employed part-time.
• C)Even though Joey is working less than he wants to work, he is no longer considered unemployed.
• D)Since Joey was out of work for only six weeks, he was never officially considered unemployed.

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