Question

Scenario 28-1 Suppose that the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the entire adult population of Mankiwland can be categorized as follows: 25 million people employed, 3 million people unemployed, 1 million discouraged workers, and 1 million people who are either students, homemakers, retirees, or other people not seeking employment. Refer to Scenario 28-1. How many people are unemployed

Answer 1

Answer: 3 million.

Explanation:

Unemployment is defined as when a member of a Country's labor force is jobless but actively looking for work.

In the Scenario 28-1, the discouraged people are not counted as they are discouraged and not looking for work and 1 million other people being students and retirees amongst others are not looking for work either.

The unemployed section of Mankiwland is therefore the 3 million unemployed people.