discouraged worker
Economics
noun
An unemployed person who has stopped actively seeking work.
- Discouraged workers are considered not to be part of the labour force and are typically excluded from unemployment statistics. However, the precise definition and application of the term differs from country to country..
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The American Economic Review.
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