How are discouraged workers counted in the Monthly Employment Report?

a) Discouraged workers are included in the unemployment rate if they actively searched for a job in the past 12 months.

b) Discouraged workers are not considered in the Monthly Employment Report, as they are excluded from labor force calculations.

c) Discouraged workers are counted as employed if they have given up on finding a job due to discouragement.

d) Discouraged workers are included in the labor force but classified as "marginally attached," providing a separate category in the report.