A person who is not employed and claims to be trying hard to find a job but really is not trying hard to find a job is
A)counted as out of the labor force but should be counted as unemployed.
B)counted as unemployed but should be counted as out of the labor force.
C)correctly counted as out of the labor force.
D)correctly counted as unemployed.

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A person who is not employed but claims to be trying hard to find a job but in reality is not putting in the effort to find it is counted as unemployed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, according to the official definition of unemployment by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to be considered unemployed, a person must be without a job, actively seeking employment, and currently available to start work. If a person is not making any effort to look for work, then he or she should be counted as out of the labor force. Therefore, the correct choice would be option B.

A Person Who Is Not Employed and Claims to Be