Asking whether people are unemployed for short spells or whether the duration of joblessness is long term is
A) a question answered by the official unemployment rate.
B) not an important question to answer in understanding the overall health of the labor market.
C) a question that is impossible to answer.
D) not a question on which the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data.
E) a question that can be answered because the Bureau of Labor Statistics keeps an alternative measure of unemployment that tracks the length of time workers have been unemployed.

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics does keep an alternative measure of unemployment called U-6, which includes both officially unemployed workers and marginally attached workers as well as those working part-time for economic reasons. It also tracks the length of time workers have been unemployed, allowing for analysis of short-term versus long-term unemployment.

Asking Whether People Are Unemployed for Short Spells or Whether