Question

Who is part of the non-labour force?

Answer 1

Unemployment is an important issue addressed in the study of macroeconomics. A person is unemployed if he or she is willing and able to work, actively job searching, yet still unable to find a job. Therefore, by definition, people who are voluntarily idle are not classified as unemployed because they are not actively searching for a job. Just those people who are not working but actively looking for a job are counted as unemployed. Sometimes people become tired of looking for a job or believe they won't be able to find one and they are called