Including marginally attached workers in the calculation of the unemployment rate would
A) increase the reported rate.
B) lower the reported rate.
C) not change the reported rate.
D) change the reported rate, but in an unpredictable manner.

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Including marginally attached workers, who are not currently working or actively looking for work but want and are available for a job, would increase the numerator in the unemployment rate calculation without a proportional increase in the labor force, thus increasing the reported unemployment rate.

Including Marginally Attached Workers in the Calculation of the Unemployment