Question

The adult population of Foxcastle is 100,000 people. Of these 100,000 people, 20,000 are not in the labor force. Of the remaining 80,000 people, 16,000 have given up searching for a job and are not actively seeking work, 4,000 are unemployed and actively seeking work, 14,000 work part time, and the remainder are fully employed. There are _____ marginally attached workers in the Foxcastle economy.

Answer 1

Answer:

16,000

Explanation:

A marginally attached worker is a jobless individual who is not included in the labor force. They are excluded in the labor force because they have not searched for employment in the last four weeks. Marginally attached workers will comprise of discouraged job seekers willing to take up a job if offered one. A marginally attached worker has have searched for work in the past 12 months.

For Foxcatle, the marginally attached will be the discouraged workers. They are not in the labor force; hence they are not considered as employed or unemployed.