Part-Time Workers Are Counted As

Multiple Choice

Part-time workers are counted as:

A) unemployed and, therefore, the official unemployment rate can overstate the level of unemployment
B) unemployed and, therefore, the official unemployment rate can understate the level of unemployment
C) fully employed and, therefore, the official unemployment rate can overstate the level of unemployment
D) fully employed and, therefore, the official unemployment rate can understate the level of unemployment
E) only partly employed, and therefore the official unemployment rate accurately reflects the underlying unemployment rate