Social Sciences and History / Unit 14 SSH 1317 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Employed, Unemployed, Out of the Labor Force
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The idea
The adult population divides into the labor force and those out of it; the labor force divides into employed and unemployed. To count as unemployed a person without a job must be willing, able, and actively looking; otherwise they are out of the labor force.
In practice
Discouraged workers, who stopped looking, are out.
Where people slip
The underemployed count as employed.
Your place on the trail
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