content area Part 1 How would it affect the unemployment rate if the Bureau of Labor Statistics counted as unemployed both (1) discouraged workers and (2) people who work part-time but would prefer to work full-time? A. The unemployment rate would increase. B. The annual unemployment rate would have been close to 50 percent in the last decade. C. The unemployment rate would decrease. D. The unemployment rate would remain the same because those people are already counted as unemployed