Whom does the Bureau of Labor Statistics include in the discouraged workers group?
A) All those between 16 and 65 who are neither disabled nor in an institution and are also neither employed nor seeking employment.
B) Civilian labor force members who have chosen early retirement because they dislike their work or think the pay is too low.
C) Members of the noninstitutional population who say they want to be employed but aren't searching for a job.
D) Members of the civilian labor force who are looking for a job but cannot find one.
E) Anyone in the population who is not working.

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics includes members of the noninstitutional population who want to be employed but are not actively searching for a job in the discouraged workers group. This means that they have given up looking for employment due to various reasons such as lack of available jobs, lack of necessary skills or experience, or believing that they will not be able to find work. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

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