Which of the following people would be officially counted as unemployed?
A) A person who works only 5 hours per week for pay.
B) A full-time college student who chooses not to have a paying job.
C) A family member who works 20 hours per week without pay.
D) A jobless high-school graduate who is actively looking for work.

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Only D qualifies as officially unemployed because they are jobless but actively looking for work. A works, B is not in the labor force, and C works without pay, so they are not considered unemployed by official labor market statistics.

Which of the Following People Would Be Officially Counted as Unemployed