Using a broader measure of the unemployment rate where discouraged workers and part-time workers who wished to work full time were counted as unemployed,the BLS estimates the unemployment rate in April 2017 would have ________ compared to the measured unemployment rate.
A)increased by more than 7 percentage points
B)almost doubled
C)decreased by less than 1 percentage point
D)barely changed

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This broader measure of the unemployment rate is known as the U6 unemployment rate, which includes the underemployed and discouraged workers. In April 2017, the U6 unemployment rate was 8.6%, almost double the measured unemployment rate of 4.4%. Therefore, the answer is B, almost doubled.

Using a Broader Measure of the Unemployment Rate Where Discouraged