Officially, Alex is not in the labor force.
Given that he is not actually employed (doesn't have an actual job), he cannot be considered part of the labor force. If he had some kind of job other than taking care of his children (even if it's a freelance job he can do from his home), then he would be in the labor force. However, this way, he is not and fall into the same category as unemployed students, for example.
During a contractionary phase of the business cycle, declining growth in the real GDP and after the peak of a business cycle. During this phase, the entire economy is slowing declining. There was just a huge peak in business and then it falls. Eventually, the economy comes back around but during this time, it's tough.
Answer:
The reason for this war was because of America's belief to move forward and expand also known as Manifest Destiny. You could say it was unjust but most American citizens agreed with the idea of Manifest Destiny.
(hope that helps a little)
Explanation:
When the dust cleared, Mexico had lost about one-third of its territory, including nearly all of present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. The U.S was the victor and took a big chunk of Mexico's land.
To sum it up:
-Manifest Destiny caused this war
-America was victorious in taking Mexico's land
