Answer to Question #202498 in Economics for Paballo

Question

When an individual loses his/her job and decided to go back to school to study full-time, the labour force.....

1.decreases

2.increases

3. Stays the same

4. May increase or decrease, depending on the duration of the course

Answer 1

When an individual loses his/her job and decided to go back to school to study full-time, the labour force decreases, because students are out of labor force and are not going to search for a work during studying.

So, the correct answer is 1.