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Back to Assignment Attempts Keep the Highest / 2 A-Z 2. Discouraged workers 6 Which of the following statements correctly describe discouraged workers? (If none of the choices apply, leave all of the checkboxes blank.) Check all that apply. They have not looked for a job in 4 weeks (or longer), but they would like a job and are available for work. They have given up on looking for a job. They are counted as part of the labor force by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They are employed workers who want to earn higher wages. The following table contains U.S. employment information from August 2019. Civilian Population Employed Unemployed Discouraged (Persons 16 years old and over) (Persons) (Persons) (Persons) 259,432,000 157,878,000 6,044,000 467,000 The Bureau of Labor Statistics has several measures of joblessness in addition to the official unemployment rate. One alternative is the U-4 measure of labor underutilization, which is calculated as follows: U-4 = 100 X 7 Unemployed+Discouraged Labor Force + Discouraged Fill in the following table by calculating the official unemployment rate and the U-4 measure of labor underutilization. Official Unemployment Rate U-4 Measure of Labor Underutilization (Percent) (Percent) The official unemployment rate and the U-4 measure of labor underutilization are two different measures of joblessness in the economy. If the Bureau of Labor Statistics were to include discouraged workers in the official unemployment rate, the reported unemployment rate would Grade It Now Save & Continue Continue without saving