Based on the information, which statement can be inferred about the official unemployment rate?

The official unemployment rate includes only people who are actively looking for but unable to find work. The actual unemployment rate includes not only the officially unemployed but also those people who have dropped out of the labor market, those who are working part time but want full-time jobs, and those working for poverty wages.

Based on the information, which statement can be inferred about the official unemployment rate?
A . does not reflect the true number of unemployed people
B . includes people who have given up looking for jobs
C . excludes minorities and women
D . is a reliable indicator of the state of the country’s economy
E . excludes the urban unemployed

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Answer: A