Discover what discouraged workers are, the causes behind their unemployment, and their effect on labor statistics, helping you understand hidden workforce challenges.

Learn why the U-6 unemployment rate is preferred by some for its inclusion of underemployed, marginally attached, and discouraged workers, contrasting with the U-3 rate.

decided to go back to school in the winter, he said. Why? Frustration, mainly. “It just seems that all the jobs are in Hazleton,” said Robbins, a 37-year-old Harding resident, who is majoring in ...

When we hear that Australia’s unemployment rate is low, it sounds like good news. The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines an unemployed person as someone who is not working but is actively looking ...