Question

Blake is not looking for work because there have been many job cuts where he lives, and he doesn't think it is likely that he will find work. Sierra hasn't looked for work for six weeks, but she would like a job, and she has looked for work in the past. Who does the Bureau of Labor Statistics count as marginally attached workers?

Answer 1

The BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) counts both Blake and Sierra as the marginally attached worker.

Step-by-step explanation:

Marginally attached workers are given the term by the BLS as people who aren't currently working but would like to and would be available to carry it out. They are people who have looked for a job in the last 12 months.

A category within the marginally attached workers is the discouraged worker, which, as the name states, is discouraged about finding a possible job.

Sierra has looked for a job prior to 6 weeks, which enters in the prior 12 month period and she wants one as well.

Blake falls into the discouraged worker category since he is not looking for one because he is not hopeful of finding any.