The following is an excerpt from a BLS report (www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils74.pdf) published in April 2009: “Among the marginally attached, the number of discouraged workers rose to 717,000 in the first quarter of 2009, a 70-percent increase from the first quarter of 2008.” Do you think this statement is consistent with the real business cycle theory proposition that all unemployment is voluntary?

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Unemployment and Cost of Unemployment

Unemployment is the state of being unemployed, even when an individual is actively seeking work opportunities. The unemployment rate refers to the percentage of the workforce that is currently unemployed.