How Does the Presence of an Underground Labor Market Bias

question 15

Multiple Choice

How does the presence of an underground labor market bias the government's calculation of the labor force participation rate?

• A)The official government statistic on labor force participation is too low, because people working in the underground labor market should be counted as participating in the labor market.
• B)The official government statistic on labor force participation is too high, because people working in the underground labor market should be counted as participating in the labor market.
• C)The official government statistic on labor force participation is too low, because people working in the underground labor market should not be counted as participating in the labor market.
• D)The official government statistic on labor force participation is too high, because people working in the underground labor market should not be counted as participating in the labor market.
• E)The official government statistic on labor force participation is identical to actual labor market participation whether or not there is an underground labor market.

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