The unemployment rate does not measure all of the "unemployment problem." Which of the following groups is not counted as unemployed in the official unemployment statistics?
A)the underemployed and the cyclically unemployed
B)the underemployed and the discouraged workers
C)the discouraged workers and the frictionally unemployed
D)the frictionally unemployed and the structurally unemployed
E)the cyclically unemployed and the frictionally unemployed

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The underemployed and the discouraged workers are not counted as unemployed in the official unemployment statistics. The cyclically unemployed, frictionally unemployed, and structurally unemployed are all counted as unemployed in the official statistics.

The Unemployment Rate Does Not Measure All of the "Unemployment