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What is hidden unemployment
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Hidden unemployment refers to individuals who are not officially counted as unemployed but still do not have a job and are not actively seeking work. This can include:
1. **Discouraged Workers:** Individuals who have stopped looking for employment because they believe no jobs are available for them or that they wouldn't qualify even if jobs were available.
2. **Part-time Workers Seeking Full-time Employment:** People who are working part-time but desire full-time positions and are underemployed.
3. **Marginally Attached Workers:** Those who are not currently looking for work but have shown some interest in the labor market, such as those who have searched for a job in the past 12 months and are available to work.
4. **Individuals in Training or Education:** People who are engaged in training or education programs but are not considered part of the labor force for statistical purposes.
Hidden unemployment can distort the true state of the labor market, as it does not reflect the full scope of individuals who are struggling to find adequate employment. As a result, traditional unemployment metrics, which typically focus on those actively seeking work, may not provide a complete picture of the economic situation.
1. **Discouraged Workers:** Individuals who have stopped looking for employment because they believe no jobs are available for them or that they wouldn't qualify even if jobs were available.
2. **Part-time Workers Seeking Full-time Employment:** People who are working part-time but desire full-time positions and are underemployed.
3. **Marginally Attached Workers:** Those who are not currently looking for work but have shown some interest in the labor market, such as those who have searched for a job in the past 12 months and are available to work.
4. **Individuals in Training or Education:** People who are engaged in training or education programs but are not considered part of the labor force for statistical purposes.
Hidden unemployment can distort the true state of the labor market, as it does not reflect the full scope of individuals who are struggling to find adequate employment. As a result, traditional unemployment metrics, which typically focus on those actively seeking work, may not provide a complete picture of the economic situation.