Simply counting the number of unemployed workers will not necessarily give the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) the most accurate indication of the extent of underemployment in the economy. Some part-time workers will be counted as employed even if they'd like to work full-time. Furthermore, some jobless workers will not qualify as unemployed because they have given up on their job search, frustrated with their inability to find work. Fortunately, the BLS can use the information provided in the household survey to classify workers in ways that account for these types of underemployment. The BLS classifies those who work part-time because they cannot find full-time employment as involuntary part-time workers. The BLS classifies as discouraged workers those who want and are available for work but have not searched for employment during the previous four weeks because they believe their job search is currently futile. By keeping track of discouraged and involuntary part-time workers, the Bts gets a clearer picture of underemployment than if it looked only at the number of unemployed workers. Which of the following statements correctly describe discouraged workers? Check all that apply. They are part-time workers who want to work full-time. They are employed workers who want to earn higher wages. They are available for work. They are not in the labor force. Consider a hypothetical economy in which the labor force consists of 160 people. Of those, 152 people are employed full-time and 8 people are unemployed. The economy follows the same conventions as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in computing its employment figures. Therefore, initially the unemployment rate is calculated as follows: =1602100=5% Suppose a reduction in foreign demand for this economy's products causes an economic recession-a prolonged period of declining output. The following table offers two possible scenarios resulting from the recession. =1603100=5% Suppose a reduction in foreign demand for this economy's products causes an economic recession-a prolonged period of decining output. The following table offers two possible scenarios resulting from the recession. Calculate the unemployment rate associated with each scenario in the following table. Assume that each scenario describes the only tabor market changes in this economy. True or False: The unemployment rate for scenario A in the previous table understates the true exteot of underemployment in the economy because the BLS counts part-time workers as employed. True