In recent years,Statistics Canada has released two special (supplementary)unemployment rates that include estimates of the number of discouraged and part-time workers.The official unemployment rate,along with the two supplementary rates,is shown in the chart for the period 1997 to 2006.

-If discouraged workers were counted as unemployed,then all of the following would be true EXCEPT
A) the total number of unemployed workers would rise.
B) Canada's official unemployment rate would rise.
C) Canada's labour force would increase.
D) Canada's labour force participation rate would rise.
E) the total number of those not in the labour force would risE.

Question

In recent years,Statistics Canada has released two special (supplementary)unemployment rates that include estimates of the number of discouraged and part-time workers.The official unemployment rate,along with the two supplementary rates,is shown in the chart for the period 1997 to 2006.
 
-If discouraged workers were counted as unemployed,then all of the following would be true EXCEPT
A) the total number of unemployed workers would rise. 
B) Canada's official unemployment rate would rise. 
C) Canada's labour force would increase. 
D) Canada's labour force participation rate would rise. 
E) the total number of those not in the labour force would risE.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Discouraged workers are not counted in the labor force. If they were counted as unemployed, they would move from being "not in the labor force" to being part of the labor force, thus decreasing the number of those not in the labor force.

In Recent Years,Statistics Canada Has Released Two Special (Supplementary)unemployment Rates