Difference between revisions of "Labor force"

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The '''labor force''' consists of all [[persons employed]] or seeking to be employed.<ref name=def> "the labor force — those who have a job or are looking for one"  
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The '''labor force''' consist of people with jobs (see [[Employed]]) as well as people who are jobless but looking for work (compare "[[hard-core unemployed]]").<ref name=def> "the labor force — those who have a job or are looking for one"  
 
[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/6/dropouts-discouraged-americans-leave-labor-force-d/ Dropouts: Discouraged Americans leave labor force in droves] - ''[[Washington Times]]''</ref>
 
[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/6/dropouts-discouraged-americans-leave-labor-force-d/ Dropouts: Discouraged Americans leave labor force in droves] - ''[[Washington Times]]''</ref>
 
*People without a job who stop looking for one are no longer counted as unemployed.<ref name=def/>
 
*People without a job who stop looking for one are no longer counted as unemployed.<ref name=def/>

Revision as of 11:06, September 5, 2014

The labor force consist of people with jobs (see Employed) as well as people who are jobless but looking for work (compare "hard-core unemployed").[1]

  • People without a job who stop looking for one are no longer counted as unemployed.[1]

See Employment and unemployment

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 "the labor force — those who have a job or are looking for one" Dropouts: Discouraged Americans leave labor force in droves - Washington Times