Question

Gina is waiting to be recalled to a job from which she was laid off. Steve was fired but has not looked for work during the last two months. Who does the Bureau of Labor Statistics count as "unemployed"?

Group of answer choices

Steve but not Gina

both Gina and Steve

neither Gina nor Steve

Gina, but not Steve

Answer 1

Answer :-

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, people who are waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off are included under the unemployed category not under the employed. Therefore, Gina will count under the unemployed category.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, those people counts as unemployed, who is available for work, has looked for work in the past 4 weeks, and anyone who is waiting to be recalled from a job from which they have been laid off. Here the condition is given as, Steve has not looked for work during the last two months. Therefore, he is not counted as an unemployed.

(Select Option D)