I In or Out of the Labor Force? The Department of Labor defines the labor force as all U.S. residents minus residents under 16 years old minus institutionalized adults minus adults who are not looking for work. A person is seeking work if he or she is available to work, has looked for work in the past four weeks, is waiting for a recall after being laid off, or is starting a job within 30 days.

Place an X next to the description of those who would be considered part of the labor force.

Per Olsen is a Norwegian citizen who is looking for a job in the United States. He plans to move to the United States to marry his American sweetheart.

Carl Wolcutt is a retired police chief who has recently been offered a position as head of his state’s police academy. Mr. Wolcutt is happily raising beagles and has turned down the job.

Blake Stephans has just been laid off from his quality-control job at Boeing. He is waiting for a recall, but the company has just announced it will lay off even more workers.

Thomas Butting is a recent college graduate who quit his part-time job but is taking the summer off before searching for a “real” job.

Joe Shocker, a pitcher on Wichita State University’s baseball team, has been selected in the first round of the draft and expects to join the Mets after he finishes playing in the College World Series.

In the meantime, he will enjoy the sights and sounds of beautiful downtown Omaha.