Question

Based on the criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), identify each person's status as employed, unemployed, "not in the labor force" (if not in the civilian labor force but still part of the adult population), or "not in the adult population" if not in the civilian adult population.

a. Van is a 22-year-old professional tennis player. When he's not competing, he works as a coach at a local tennis club.
b. Amy is a 42-year-old autoworker who was just laid off by her employer. She is trying to find any kind of job to help make ends meet.
c. Carlos is a 42-year-old accountant who has been out of work for almost a year. He became so discouraged that he gave up on his job search a couple of months ago.
d. 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.

Answer 1

employed

unemployed

not in the labour force

unemployed

Step-by-step explanation:

The labour force consists of those who are between the ages of 18 - 60 who are either employed or unemployed but are seeking employment

The labour force does not include a discouraged worker

A discouraged worker is a worker that after searching for a job for a long period and does not find a job gets discouraged and stops seeking employment

An employed person is person with a job while an unemployed person does not have a job