The time they are taking to accomplish the job. Compare it with the time that ought to have taken.
skilled workers
Yes
They are considered discouraged workers.
Excluded.
Marginally attached workers are individuals who are willing and able to work but have not actively sought employment in the past four weeks. Discouraged workers are a subset of marginally attached workers who have given up looking for work because they believe there are no job opportunities available to them.
are not counted as being in the labor force.
Employers discouraged union membership, preferring to deal with individual workers.
Discouraged or disgruntled workers may opt to stay at home and boycott duty leading to unemployment, as a result of low wages or bad working conditions.
Harold Wool has written: 'Discouraged workers, potential workers, and national employment policy' -- subject(s): Manpower policy, Hard-core unemployed, Evaluation, Full employment policies
fixed wages and prices
Discouraged workers are individuals who are not actively looking for employment because they believe no jobs are available for them, often due to a lack of qualifications, experience, or negative perceptions about the job market. They have typically stopped searching for work after unsuccessful attempts and do not count as part of the labor force, which can lead to an understatement of unemployment rates. This phenomenon highlights underlying issues in the economy, such as insufficient job opportunities or barriers to employment.
Discouraged is an adjective. An example sentence: The discouraged fans went home after the concert was cancelled.