c) Suppose that 20,000 of the employed switches to jobs in the underground economy. When interviewed by STATIN, 50% of these switchers report that they are not working and not seeking work, while the other 50% report that they are not working but seeking work. Explain what happens to the official unemployment rate and the “true” unemployment rate.

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