Indicate whether each of the following would be classified as employed, unemployed, underemployed, and/or not a member of the labor force: (a) a 15-year old student; (b) a convicted felon serving time in a federal prison; (c) a college student with a part-time job who is not interested in a full-time job; (d) a full-time homemaker who is not seeking work outside the home; (e) a worker temporarily away from the job due to illness; (f) a person with a law degree who is driving a taxi for a living; (g) a part-time worker seeking full-time work; (h) a discouraged worker who has discontinued his or her job search.
What will be an ideal response?
(a) not a member of the labor force; (b) not a member of the labor force; (c) employed; (d) not a member of the labor force; (e) employed; (f) employed and underemployed; (g) employed and underemployed; (h) not a member of the labor force.
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