Are you unemployed‽

You are a full-time college student and not working.

• Unemployed!

• Not Unemployed!

Answer explanation

This person is not in the labor force because they're a full-time student

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unemployment

You are a stay at home parent.

• Unemployed!

• Not unemployed!

Answer explanation

This person is not in the labor force because they are not actively looking for work (even though raising kids is definitely hard work)

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unemployment

You lost your job last year and have not looked for a job in the last 3 months.

• Unemployed!

• Not unemployed!

Answer explanation

You may have lost your job but you are not actively looking for a new job. You've left the labor force and are a discouraged worker.

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unemployment

You were laid off from your job last month and have been looking for work ever since

• Unemployed!

• Not unemployed!

Answer explanation

Since you are actively looking for work, you're still counted in the labor force. This means you are unemployed, specifically you are cyclically unemployed.

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unemployment

You are working part time

• Unemployed!

• Not unemployed!

Answer explanation

If you're working at all, you're not unemployed. If you're working part-time but you'd rather be working full-time, you are underemployed.

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unemployment

You retired last year

• Unemployed!

• Not unemployed!

Answer explanation

If you've retired, you're no longer in the labor force, which means you're not considered unemployed.

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unemployment

You are working full time

• Unemployed!

• Not unemployed!

Answer explanation

If you're working at all, you are considered employed!

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unemployment