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Question

Based on the criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), identify each person's status as employed, unemployed, "not in the labor force" (if not in the civilian labor force but still part of the adult population), or "not in the adult population" if not in the civilian adult population. Person Status Tim is a 73-year-old professor. He teaches only one or two courses a year, but still publishes research at a productive rate. Alyssa is a 35-year-old professional hockey player. She finished her last season as a player 3 weeks ago and is currently interviewing for a coaching position. Brian is a 45-year-old accountant who has been out of work for almost a year. He became so discouraged that he gave up on his job search a couple of months ago. Hilary is a 26-year-old who lost her job as a copy editor for a local newspaper. She has spent the past few weeks out of work and interviewing for other editing jobs. She is thinking about going back to grad school if her job search doesn't succeed after a few more weeks. Edison is a 17-year-old who just graduated from high school. He is taking it easy.