Question

g Suppose Ingmar is a 29-year-old ski instructor in Colorado. Six weeks ago he suffered a fracture of his tibia in a fall. During his recovery Ingmar has not worked nor has he looked for another job. He is optimistic, however, that he will be able to return to work next week for the last two weeks of the ski season. According to the BLS household survey, Ingmar would be classified as

Answer 1

Answer: employed

Explanation:

The options are:

a. employed

b) not in the working age population

c) unemployed

d) not in the labor force

The Bureau of Labor Statistics survey is the survey that produces monthly estimates of the employment, he number of hours, and the earnings for the country.

Based on the information given, Ingmar would be classified as employed. This is because he hasn't been fired from his workplace and he'll return back to his place of work once he recovers.