Why Might the Official Unemployment Rate NOT Reflect the True

question 139

Multiple Choice

Why might the official unemployment rate NOT reflect the true state of unemployment?

• A)Some individuals who want to work may become discouraged and cease actively looking for work.
• B)Part-time employees are counted as unemployed.
• C)Retired workers are considered unemployed.
• D)Workers who are laid off from their jobs but looking for new ones are not counted among the unemployed.

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Definitions:

Compounded Annually

Interest that is calculated on the initial principal and also on the accumulated interest of previous periods of a deposit or loan, done once a year.

Compounded Monthly

This refers to the calculation of interest on the initial principal and the accumulated interest over previous periods on a monthly basis.

Investor

An entity or individual who commits funds hoping to achieve monetary rewards.

Compounded Semi-Annually

Describes the method of determining interest by applying it to both the original amount of money invested or loaned and any interest that has already been added to that amount, occurring two times annually.