Multiple Choice
Why might it be wrong to include self-proclaimed discouraged workers in calculations of the unemployment rate?
A) Discouraged workers likely have a job but are discouraged only because they would like a better-paying job.
B) Some discouraged workers are taking advantage of a low-wage period to consume large amounts of leisure.
C) Discouraged workers receive federal assistance.
D) Discouraged workers are already included in official unemployment statistics as long as no one else in their household is working.
E) By definition, discouraged workers are only temporarily laid-off, and they will return to a job shortly.
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