Suppose a group of unemployed workers in the manufacturing sector chooses to participate in a skills development program to switch careers. During this period of skill enhancement, they temporarily stop looking for work. Assuming other conditions remain constant the impact on the labor force participation rate and the unemployment rate will be?
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