Question

For each of the following identify if Employed, Unemployed, Not in the labor force or Not in the adult population:

1. Van is a 70-year-old professor. He teaches only one or two courses a year, but he's still pursuing an active research agenda.
2. Employed Amy is a 28-year-old professional basketball player. She finished her last season as a player 3 weeks ago and is currently interviewing for a coaching position.
3. Employed Carlos is a 37-year-old graphic designer who is taking 2 years off from work to care for his small daughter.
4. Janet is a 26-year-old who lost her job as a copy editor for a local newspaper. She has spent the past few weeks out of work and interviewing for other editing jobs. She is thinking about going back to grad school if her job search doesn't succeed after a few more weeks.
5. Felix is a 17-year-old who just graduated from high school. He is taking it easy this summer, relaxing by the pool with his friends and family, and volunteering part-time at the local nursing home.
6. Deborah is a 13-year-old student at Southside Middle School. She babysits her younger sister and does other chores, so her parents give her an allowance of $20 per week.

Answer 1

1. Employed

2. Unemployed

3. Not in labor force

4. Unemployed

5. Not in labor force

6. Not in the adult population

Step-by-step explanation:

A person above the 16 years of age who are self employed or have a job are considered employed.

Those people who are in the labor force but currently do not have a job and are actively looking for one are considered unemployed.

The labor force contains employed and unemployed workers. The people below 16 years of age are not considered in adult population.

1. Van has a job so he is considered employed.

2. Amy is a professional basketball player, and is looking for a coaching position, she is unemployed.

3. Carlos is 37 year old and is currently is taking a break of 2 years, so he is not in the labor force.

4. Janet currently does not have a job and is looking for one, so she will be considered unemployed.

5. Felix is not in labor force as he is neither working nor looking for job. '

6. Deborah is a 13 year old student, she is below 16 so she is considered not in adult population.