Suppose That 300 of the Current "Not in the Labour

Multiple Choice

Suppose that 300 of the current "Not in the Labour Force" category are actually "discouraged" workers.Critics have argued that,since discouraged workers want to work but have given up looking,they should rightly be counted as unemployed.If discouraged workers are counted as unemployed,Wonderland's labour force would be __________,and the adjusted unemployment rate would be __________ percentage points higher than the official unemployment rate.

A) 16,527;1.7
B) 17,221;2.5
C) 15,356;0.5
D) 20,022;3.5
E) 18,000;2.7