The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies people in the U.S. into

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The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies people in the U.S. into three broad groups based on their employment status: those who are employed, those who are unemployed and those not in the labor force. Drag and drop the names of the individuals below into the group to which they belong.
first category: Employed
second category: unemployed
third category: Not in the labor force

1. Matt, an unemployed 15-years-old high school dropout.
2. Lian, a 39-year-old single parent working only 10 hours a week, but is seeking more hours.
3. Dora, a 17-year-old college student who has sought work within the last week.
4. Kat, a 65-year-old retiree.
5. Lee, a 78-year-old, unemployed for two years but has sought work within the last week.
6. Karol, a 35 year old who would like a job but has not actively looked for six weeks.
7 Sam, a 49 year old homemaker who helps her husband run his business four hours a week.
8. James, a 25-year old who has not actively sought work for two year.
9. Antonio, a 27-year-old permanently disabled veteran on benefits.

Explanation / Answer

1. Matt, an unemployed 15-years-old high school dropout. Not in the labor force, since he is under the working age of 16. 2. Lian, a 39-year-old single parent working only 10 hours a week, but is seeking more hours. Employed, since she is working. 3. Dora, a 17-year-old college student who has sought work within the last week. Unemployed, since she is looking for work. 4. Kat, a 65-year-old retiree. Not in the labor force, she is retired. 5. Lee, a 78-year-old, unemployed for two years but has sought work within the last week. Unemployed, since he is looking for work. 6. Karol, a 35 year old who would like a job but has not actively looked for six weeks. Not in the labor force, since she has not looked for a job in the past four weeks. 7 Sam, a 49 year old homemaker who helps her husband run his business four hours a week. Employed, since she is working. 8. James, a 25-year old who has not actively sought work for two year. Not in the labor force, since he has not looked for work in the last four weeks. 9. Antonio, a 27-year-old permanently disabled veteran on benefits. Not in the labor force, since he is not looking for a job

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