Foundations of Economics, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Economics with eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition)
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Use the data below that describes a nation’s population to answer the following questions:
a) How many people are unemployed each year?
b) How many people are employed each year?
c) What impact would a recession have on the full-employment rate of unemployment of 4.0%?
Year 1 Year 2
Population 330 million 335 million
Labor Force 170 million 175 million
Unemployment rate 7 percent 6 percent
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The structural unemployment rate is 1.5 percent, the frictional unemployment rate is 3.1 percent, and the economy's current unemployment rate is 6.9 percent. The economy is in?
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1. Inflation always increases from one month to the next? True or false
2. A person may become unemployed as a result of cutbacks in a business’s production? True or False
3. Which type of unemployment is experienced by a person who is simply out of work, is actively seeking a job, and could start working immediately?
A. Structural unemployment
B. Cyclical unemployment
C. Frictional unemployment
D. Seasonal unemployment
4. To calculate full unemployment, which citizens are taken into consideration?
A. All citizens legally able to work
B. All citizens who are able to work
C. All citizens
D. All citizens willing and able to work
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