Explain why the official unemployment rate can understate labor-market slack when discouraged or underemployed workers are omitted from joblessness.
Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a limitation of the official unemployment rate?
It excludes people like Bob, who is looking for a new job as a school cafeteria worker since his last job was replaced by a vending machine.
It excludes people like Tammy, who is not working but is looking for a new job because of her recent move from Texas to New York.
It excludes people like Salem, who is no longer attempting to find a job after unsuccessfully searching for one.
It excludes people like Rania, who is working as a beach lifeguard only during the summer because she is a full-time student.
It excludes people like Julie, who is searching for a job but is unable to find one as a result of an increase in the minimum wage.