Question

Which of the following would the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics define as a discouraged worker?

a) Robert, a retired teacher, who works full time as a greeter at a discount store
b) Quinton, who has a doctorate in chemistry, but works full time as a taxi driver
c) Susan, who has been unemployed for the past three years and is looking for a part-time job
d) Mary, who was laid off last year and who was looking for a full-time job until last month

Answer 1

d) Mary, who was laid off last year and who was looking for a full-time job until last month

Step-by-step explanation:

In the United States, a discouraged worker is defined as a person not in the labor force who wants and is available for a job and who has looked for work sometime in the past 12 months (or since the end of his or her last job if a job was held within the past 12 months), but who is not currently looking because of real or perceived poor employment prospects.