Including marginally attached workers in the calculation of the unemployment rate would
A) increase the reported rate.
B) not change the reported rate.
C) lower the reported rate.
D) change the reported rate, but in an unpredictable manner.

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Including marginally attached workers in the calculation of the unemployment rate would increase the reported rate because they are currently not considered as part of the labor force and therefore not counted as unemployed. By including them, the number of unemployed people would increase and thus increase the overall unemployment rate.

Including Marginally Attached Workers in the Calculation of the Unemployment