Question

Question: Assess whether the following would be counted as “unemployed” in the Current Employment Statistics survey. Explain each answer. (2 points)

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. Someone who has been out of work for two years 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.

Answer 1

a. A husband willingly stays home with children while his wife works.
NO

b. A manufacturing worker whose factory just closed down.
Yes, the worker did not voluntarily stop working so is unemployed.

c. A college student doing an unpaid summer internship.
NO. Student is not willing to work right now.

d. A retiree.
No. Retiree is not looking for employment.