987,156 Currently Working 9845 (ages 13-14) looking for work 45,600 Part-Time workers 234 Self-Employed 67,432 (ages 23-25) looking for work 544,321 (ages 16-20) looking for work 5654 Temp Workers 543 recent university graduates that are going back to graduate school 23,000 volunteer workers 12,000 (ages 15) looking for work 56 family workers who worked 15 hrs a week 6543 Discouraged Workers 67,890 laid off receptionists looking for work Current population is 6,000,000 5000 armed forces www 3500 institutionalized Suppose that 20,000 of the employed switches to jobs in the underground economy. When interviewed by STATIN, 50% of these switchers report that they are not working and not seeking work, while the other 50% report that they are not working but seeking work. Explain what happens to the official unemployment rate and the "true" unemployment rate

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987,156 Currently Working
9845 (ages 13-14) looking for work
45,600 Part-Time workers
234 Self-Employed
67,432 (ages 23-25) looking for work
544,321 (ages 16-20) looking for work
5654 Temp Workers
543 recent university graduates that
are going back to graduate school
23,000 volunteer workers
12,000 (ages 15) looking for work
56 family workers who worked 15 hrs a week
6543 Discouraged Workers
67,890 laid off receptionists looking for work
Current population is 6,000,000
5000 armed forces
3500 institutionalized
Suppose that 20,000 of the employed switches to jobs in the underground economy. When
interviewed by STATIN, 50% of these switchers report that they are not working and not seeking
work, while the other 50% report that they are not working but seeking work. Explain what
happens to the official unemployment rate and the "true" unemployment rate
Transcribed Image Text:987,156 Currently Working 9845 (ages 13-14) looking for work 45,600 Part-Time workers 234 Self-Employed 67,432 (ages 23-25) looking for work 544,321 (ages 16-20) looking for work 5654 Temp Workers 543 recent university graduates that are going back to graduate school 23,000 volunteer workers 12,000 (ages 15) looking for work 56 family workers who worked 15 hrs a week 6543 Discouraged Workers 67,890 laid off receptionists looking for work Current population is 6,000,000 5000 armed forces 3500 institutionalized Suppose that 20,000 of the employed switches to jobs in the underground economy. When interviewed by STATIN, 50% of these switchers report that they are not working and not seeking work, while the other 50% report that they are not working but seeking work. Explain what happens to the official unemployment rate and the "true" unemployment rate
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