The Unemployment Rate Is Supposed to Measure ________

Multiple Choice

The unemployment rate is supposed to measure ________.It is an imperfect measure because ________.

A) the number of unemployed plus the number of marginally attached workers expressed as a percentage of the labour force;it excludes the marginally attached workers because Statistics Canada considers them as employed
B) the percentage of the working-age population who are unemployed;it is impossible to count everyone in the working-age population
C) the percentage of the labour force who are unemployed;it is impossible to count everyone in the labour force
D) the underutilization of labour resources;it excludes some underutilized labour and some unemployment is unavoidable
E) the underutilization of labour resources;it includes part-time workers and excludes discouraged workers