中等ECON-INFL-008
Employment is unchanged, but some unemployed people stop searching and leave the labour force. The unemployment rate:
A. Must rise because discouraged workers are counted as unemployed
B. Equals the natural rate by definition
C. Can fall even though no new jobs were created✓ 答案
D. Cannot change unless the CPI basket is updated
解說
Discouraged workers are outside the labour force, not unemployed. If they leave and employment is unchanged, the unemployment rate falls without a rise in jobs. Always check the labour force before reading the rate as a recovery.