If a discouraged worker reenters the labor force and begins searching for jobs but doesn't find one, the unemployment rate will a. Go down because our economy is on the right track, with more people wanting to work. b. Stay the same because the number of people with jobs didn't change. c. Stay the same because the worker isn't counted in the labor force until the worker finds a job again. d. Increase because the percentage of labor force participants with jobs has decreased.

If a discouraged worker reenters the labor force and begins searching for jobs but doesn't find one, the unemployment rate will a. Go down because our economy is on the right track, with more people wanting to work. b. Stay the same because the number of people with jobs didn't change. c. Stay the same because the worker isn't counted in the labor force until the worker finds a job again. d. Increase because the percentage of labor force participants with jobs has decreased.

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter21: Unemployment

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 45P: A country with a population of eight million adults has five million employed, 500,000 unemployed,...

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