anemployment $-$ End of Chapter Problem

a$.$ Determine the labor$-$market status of each of the following people.

Demetrius is a voice$-$over actor. He has a gig this week, but next week he'll have to start auditioning for new roles.

Alenjandra is laid off and has to take a part$-$time retail job because she can't find a full$-$time job. She is spending her extra time

learning how to code.

Kathryn quit her job when it was relocated too far away from her family. She has been looking for work for eight months, but so far hasn't been called in for an interview.

Unemployed

Involuntarily part$-$time or underemployed

Demetrius

Answer Bank

b$.$ Are any of these people one of the long$-$term unemployed?