The government does not consider full employment to mean 100 percent of its citizens are employed because: some people are preparing for later employment by attending school some people choose to stay home to raise children rather than have a job outside the home some people are temporarily unemployed while they wait to start new jobs some people are not working because jobs are limited, and competition for jobs is intense. all of the above conditions can and do exist

The government does not consider full employment to mean 100 percent of its citizens are employed because: some people are preparing for later employment by attending school some people choose to stay home to raise children rather than have a job outside the home some people are temporarily unemployed while they wait to start new jobs some people are not working because jobs are limited, and competition for jobs is intense. all of the above conditions can and do exist

MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY

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Chapter6: Business Cycles And Unemployment

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