Question

Explain whether each of these individuals will be counted as a part of the labor force. Alex has not responded to interview requests from banks but applied to be a realtor last week. John left his full minus time job as a teacher and now works part minus time at the library. We know that Alex is​ ____________, and we know that John is​ ____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Alex is part of the labor force, John is also part of the labor force.

Explanation:

The labor force includes all those that are currently employed and those that are unemployed but searching for a job. The labor force does not consider the unemployed that are not searching for jobs.

With this understanding, Alex is part of the labor force because he applied to be a realtor. This indicates that even though he is currently unemployed and has not responded to interview requests from banks, he is interested in working as a realtor.

John is also considered to be part of the labor force, the only difference here is that he is now working part-time at the library, whereas, he worked as a full-time teacher.

Therefore, both Alex and John are part of the labor force