Question

Which person can be categorized as a discouraged worker? a.Candy Kane worked at Turnips "R" Us until two months ago. She is trying to find work in her dream profession as a chocolatier. b.Brandy D. Cantor currently works for Trevor Learning Academy. She is unhappy when she realizes that there are no promotion opportunities there. c.Dan Druff currently works at Blue Sun. He expects to be laid off in two weeks. d.Andy Friese was formerly employed at Reliable Auto. He has been out of work for six months, and he gave up looking for work over a month ago. e.Joe McDreamy has a full‑time job with Starving Artist Inc. and is in desperate need of a raise.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "D": Andy Friese was formerly employed at Reliable Auto. He has been out of work for six months, and he gave up looking for work over a month ago.

Explanation:

A discouraged worker can be defined as an individual who is not in the labor force, who is willing and capable to join it but has been unemployed since the last time that person had a job for more than 12 months and who has stopped looking for a job somewhere in the past 4 weeks.  

Discouraged workers are mainly those that cannot find a job suitable for their skills and who are not willing to secure a job where their skills would be underappreciated. Then, as Andy has given up looking for a job in the past 4 weeks and is not currently in the labor force, he can be considered a discouraged worker.