Which of the following rankings (from most severe to least severe) best captures the degree of hardship associated with various types of unemployment?
A) discouraged worker, short term, long term
B) involuntarily part time, job leavers, job losers,
C) job losers, job leavers, marginally attached
D) job leavers, involuntary part time, discouraged workers

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This ranking puts the most severe hardship on job losers, who have lost a steady source of income and may struggle to find a comparable job. Job leavers may have voluntarily left a job, but they still had the stability of steady employment beforehand. Marginally attached workers may not be actively looking for work, but they are not counted in the official unemployment rate. Therefore, this ranking captures the degree of hardship associated with unemployment from most severe (job losers) to least severe (marginally attached).

Which of the Following Rankings (From Most Severe to Least