The official U-3 unemployment rate
A) counts discouraged workers as unemployed.
B) counts people with part-time jobs who want full-time jobs as unemployed.
C) includes persons without a job, whether they are actively searching for work or not.
D) includes persons without a job who have made efforts in the last week to find a job.

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The U-3 unemployment rate includes persons without a job who have made efforts in the last week to find a job. It does not count discouraged workers as unemployed and does not count people with part-time jobs who want full-time jobs as unemployed.

The Official U-3 Unemployment Rate