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91) Harry works at the video rental store for 20 hours per week. He’s asked his boss to allow him to work 40 hours per week, but has been told that business is too slow. Harry is considered

A) a discouraged worker.

B) an involuntary part-time worker.

C) a marginally attached worker.

D) not in the labor force.

E) a job seeker.

92) People who are working up to 34 hours per week but would like to work more are considered

A) involuntary part-time workers.

B) discouraged workers.

C) job leavers.

D) job seekers.

E) unemployed.

93) Involuntary part-time workers are not working more hours due to

A) economic reasons.

B) a lack of training and skills.

C) an increase in the labor force.

D) family reasons.

E) educational commitments.

94) Julie works part-time for economic reasons. She would be considered

A) an involuntary part-time worker.

B) a discouraged worker.

C) a job seeker.

D) not in the labor force.

E) unemployed as calculated by the Bureau of Labor statistics.

95) Involuntary part-time workers are workers who

A) work less than 35 hours but would like to work full time.

B) work more than 35 hours but would like to work less than 35 hours.

C) work have lost their jobs within the last four weeks and are seeking another job.

D) work less than 35 hours by choice.

E) have withdrawn from the labor market.

96) In measuring the unemployment rate, part-time workers are ________, and discouraged workers are ________.

A) included as employed; included as unemployed

B) excluded; included as unemployed

C) included as employed; excluded

D) excluded; excluded

E) included as unemployed if they are involuntary part-time workers; excluded

97) In a country with a working-age population of 200 million, 140 million people are employed and 20 million are unemployed. The size of the labor force is

A) 200 million.

B) 160 million.

C) 140 million.

D) 20 million.

E) 120 million.

98) Assume the U.S. population is 300 million. If the working age population is 240 million, 150 million are employed, and 6 million are unemployed, what is the labor force?

A) 300 million

B) 240 million

C) 156 million

D) 150 million

E) 144 million

99) To be counted as employed by the BLS, in the week before the survey the person must have worked for pay

A) at least 1 hour.

B) at least 5 hours.

C) more than 20 hours.

D) 40 hours.

E) None of the above is right because the BLS counts as employed anyone who works volunteer hours at a non-profit institution.

100) Which of the following people would be considered unemployed?

A) Sam, a part-time worker who wishes to work full time

B) Pat, who gave up looking for a job because he was discouraged about his job prospects

C) Victoria, who does not have a job and has been actively searching for work, but turned down a job paying less than she desired

D) Shirley, who is working but expects to be laid off at the end of the month

E) Bobby, a full-time student in his last term before he graduates and who has not yet started to look for a job

 

 

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