After a fruitless two-year search for a job,a former executive gives up and decides to live off the land in the Rocky Mountains.This former executive is considered
A)A discouraged worker.
B)Structurally unemployed.
C)One of the phantom unemployed.
D)Underemployed.

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A discouraged worker is someone who has given up on actively searching for employment due to a lack of available opportunities or a perception that they are unlikely to find work. This former executive fits that definition as they have stopped searching for a job and have instead decided to live off the land. They are not structurally unemployed (which typically refers to a mismatch in skills between workers and available jobs), a phantom unemployed (which refers to someone who is misclassified as unemployed when they are actually employed), or underemployed (which refers to someone who is working part-time but would like to work full-time).

After a Fruitless Two-Year Search for a Job,a Former Executive