A person who is currently actively looking for a job, but has not found a job is classified by the BLS as:
A) unemployed.
B) under 16.
C) not in the labor force.
D) employed.

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The BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) classifies a person as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the past four weeks, and are currently available for work. Therefore, a person who is actively looking for a job but has not found one is considered unemployed.

A Person Who Is Currently Actively Looking for a Job