ECONOMICS
GDP
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Detailed explanation-1: -Discouraged workers are defined as those who want a job but are not actively searching for one because they believe there are no jobs available for them. These workers are not counted as unemployed or as part of the labor force.
Detailed explanation-2: -Discouraged workers See also Not in the labor force and Alternative measures of labor underutilization.
Detailed explanation-3: -Discouraged job seekers are defined as persons with marginal attachment to the labour force who want to work and could start work within four weeks if offered a job, but who have given up looking for work for reasons associated with the labour market.
Detailed explanation-4: -Discouraged workers have usually dropped out of the labor force because they couldn’t find a suitable job or failed to get a job when they applied. The term does not include people who have dropped out of the workforce because of other reasons, such as becoming pregnant or the inability to work due to being disabled.