Which of the following statements is true regarding part-time workers?

A) Part-time workers who are part-time for economic reasons are included in the unemployment rate, but part-time workers who are part time for noneconomic reasons are not included in the unemployment rate.
B) The percentage of workers who are part time due to non-economic reasons rise significantly during recessions.
C) The percentage of workers who are part time due to non-economic reasons is about the same percentage as those who are voluntary reasons.
D) Part-time workers are divided those who voluntary choose part-time work and those who work part-time due to economic reasons.
E) The percentage of workers who are part time due to economic reasons does not change much over the business cycle.

D

Economics

You might also like to view...

According to the Department of Justice's Horizontal Merger Guidelines, a post-merger HHI ________ is considered ________.

A. below 1,000; low resulting in a high likelihood that a merger will be permitted B. below 1,000; high resulting in high likelihood that a merger will be blocked C. below 1,800; high resulting in high likelihood that a merger will be blocked D. above 1,800; low resulting in a high likelihood that a merger will be permitted

Economics

If more foreign plastic plants relocate to the United States, we would expect

A. the U.S. supply curve for plastic to shift to the right. B. the U.S. supply curve for plastic would shift to the left. C. that U.S. plastic demand might change, but U.S. plastic supply would remain the same. D. that the U.S. plastic market would not respond.

Economics