Question

Respondents to the household survey end up in one of three primary categories: employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. • An employed person is someone who worked for pay, worked for his or her own business, or was on temporary leave from a paid position during the week of the survey. • An unemployed person is someone who did not work during the survey week but was available to work and had searched for employment at some point during the previous four weeks. • A person who does not fit the criteria of employed or unemployed is not in the labor force. Based on the descriptions in the following table, classify each person as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. Status Not in the Labor Force Description Employed Unemployed Bob lost his job at a local copy store one year ago. He gave up on his job search two months ago because he does not feel that there are any openings for which he is qualified. Rina lost her job as a port security officer last month after the city decided to shut down the docks. She has yet to find a job, but she interviewed for a position a few days ago. Sean is taking two years off from his law practice in order to care for his young daughter. Kyoko is a former police officer who was laid off after cuts to the city budget. After searching unsuccessfully for a full-time position, she took a part-time job as a security guard and worked nine hours last week.

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Description	Status
Bob lost his job at a local copy store one year ago. He gave up on his job search two months ago because he does not feel that there are any openings for which he is qualified.	Not in labour force As he has not even searching for job in past 2 months.
Rina lost her job as a port security officer last month after the city decided to shut down the docks. She has yet to find a job, but she interviewed for a position a few days ago.	Unemployed Because Rina is searching for job now
Sean is taking two years off from his law practice in order to care for his young daughter.	Not in labor force. (Because Sean is not searching for job now instead take off to take care of his daughter)
Kyoko is a former police officer who was laid off after cuts to the city budget. After searching unsuccessfully for a full-time position, she took a part-time job as a security guard and worked nine hours last week.	Employed