ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

GDP

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The term discouraged worker implies
A
that you’ve been discouraged by the progress that you’ve made at your current job
B
that you’ve been discouraged by the chance to get a job so you’ve given up looking for work
C
neither of these
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In economics, a discouraged worker is a person of legal employment age who is not actively seeking employment or who has not found employment after long-term unemployment, but who would prefer to be working. This is usually because an individual has given up looking, hence the term “discouraged".

Detailed explanation-2: -A discouraged worker is a person who is eligible for employment and can work, but who is currently unemployed and has not attempted to find employment in the last four weeks.

Detailed explanation-3: -Discouraged workers are a group of individuals in an economy who have been actively looking for work but have given up due to feeling discouraged from consistent unemployment and failed efforts of looking for work opportunities.

Detailed explanation-4: -Discouraged workers are those who want and are available to work, but have dropped out of the labor force because they believe there aren’t any jobs for them.

Detailed explanation-5: -The adjective describes people who no longer feel that good things will happen, such as discouraged job-seekers, who despite sending hundreds of applications to prospective employers, never get any responses. They may have “lost the courage” to keep looking for work. Definitions of discouraged. adjective.

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