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The Bureau of Labor Statistics Does Not Count Discouraged Workers

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not count discouraged workers as unemployed.Suppose discouraged workers were counted as unemployed.Explain how the unemployment rate and the labor force participation rate would change.


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