Gomer loses his job as a road construction worker and cannot find another position with equivalent pay and benefits. As a result, he is still checking the want ads and reporting to the unemployment office on a weekly basis. He is considered to be: laid off. underemployed. out of the labor force. unemployed.

Gomer loses his job as a road construction worker and cannot find another position with equivalent pay and benefits. As a result, he is still checking the want ads and reporting to the unemployment office on a weekly basis. He is considered to be: laid off. underemployed. out of the labor force. unemployed.

Economics For Today

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Chapter16: Business Cycles And Unemployment

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