To be counted as unemployment, one must:?

Question

A) have had a job previously

B) be actively looking for a job

C) have had a job before and be actively looking for work

D) be out of work

Answer 1

B. Actively looking for a job. Discouraged workers (which are unemployed workers who quit looking for jobs because they got tired of looking and not getting any offers) aren't counted, so that's one weakness of the unemployment rate.

Answer 2

B) be actively looking for a job

"A" - false because you may become unemployed right after university, thus without working previously.

"C" - false because "A" is false

"D" - false because you should be looking for a job in order to be counted as unemployed.