An unemployed worker gets discouraged and stops searching for a job. What happens to the unemployment rate?

If people become discouraged looking for work and drop out of the labor force without finding a job, how does it affect the unemployment rate?

An unemployed worker gets discouraged and stops searching for a job. What happens to the unemployment rate?Selected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer.aIt increasesbIt decreasescI can't tell

If people who have been looking for work give up actively looking for work, ceteris paribus, the: unemployment rate decreases. working-age population increases. unemployment rate increases. working-age population decreases. labour force participation rate increases.

A worker quits his job and decides to stay at home catching up on a series on Netflix. What would happen to the unemployment rate?

The unemployment rate is defined as