Question

Jack gratuated from college last month, but he has not yet started looking for a job. Jack is:__________.1. Frictionally unemployed.2. Structurally unemployed.3. A discouraged worker and is part of the unemployment statistic. 4. Not part of the labor force and is not counted in the unemployment rate.

Answer 1

Answer:4. Not part of the labor force and is not counted in the unemployment rate.

Explanation:Not everyone who is out of work is unemployed. In order to be counted as unemployed you have to be out of work, looking for work, and able to accept a job if one is offered to you. If you are out of work and not looking, then you are considered “not in the labor force” rather than unemployed.

Someone who does not have a job but claims he is not looking for one is considered out of the labor force and is not counted in the unemployment rate.