The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) categorizes individuals in the United States into three broad groups based on their employment status. Categorize each individual as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force according to BLS standards.
a. Brian is a 31-year-old who would like a job, is available to work, and most recently sought work six weeks ago.
• employed
unemployed
not in the labor force
b. Sarah is a 75-year-old retiree who has no intention of returning to work. employed
unemployed
not in the labor force
c. Bruce is a 57-year-old who has been without a job for two years, is available for work, and most recently sought work last week. not in the labor force
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d. James is a 35-year-old who most recently sought work two years ago.
employed
unemployed
• not in the labor force
e. Chung is a 41-year-old single parent working only 10 hours a week, but seeking more hours.
) employed
unemployed
• not in the labor force