Using a Broader Measure of the Unemployment Rate Where Discouraged

question 5

Multiple Choice

Using a broader measure of the unemployment rate where discouraged workers and part-time workers who wished to work full time were counted as unemployed,the BLS estimates the unemployment rate in August 2015 would have ________ compared to the measured unemployment rate.

• A)increased by more than 7 percentage points
• B)more than doubled
• C)decreased by less than 1 percentage point
• D)barely changed

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Definitions:

Categorical Proposition

A statement that asserts or denies something about all members of a category, typically structured in standard forms (A, E, I, O).

Declarative English Sentences

Statements in English that express an assertion, question, or request, typically having a subject followed by a predicate.

Explicit Subjects

Subjects that are clearly and directly expressed or stated in a sentence or argument.

Copula

The part of a proposition that links the subject to the predicate, commonly found in the form of "is" or "are".