The Most Difficult Part of Measuring the Amount of Unemployment

question 131

Multiple Choice

The most difficult part of measuring the amount of unemployment is

• A)defining and measuring the working-age population.
• B)defining and measuring who is employed.
• C)defining and measuring who is in the labor force.
• D)deciding who to include in the Current Population Survey.
• E)None of these

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