Economics (7th Edition) (What's New in Economics)
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.1.13PA
Sub part (a):
To determine
The given people will be counted as employed or unemployed .
Sub part (b):
To determine
The given people will be counted as employed or unemployed.
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Assess whether the following would be counted as “unemployed” in the Current Employment Statistics survey. a. A husband willingly stays home with children while his wife works. b. A manufacturing worker whose factory just closed down. c. A college student doing an unpaid summer internship. d. A retiree. e. Someonewhohasbeenoutofworkfortwoyears but keeps looking for a job. f. Someone who has been out of work for two months but isn’t looking for a job. g. Someone who hates her present job and is actively looking for another one. h. Someone who decides to take a part time job because she could not find a full time position.
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