Unemployment (2024 UPDATED)

Poll

True or False: People in the labor force are 16 years & older and include those in the armed forces or institutionalized.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Check all that apply: To be in the labor force you must be..

• Civilian and not institutionalized

• 16 years or older

• Have a job or be looking for a job

• Not be looking for a job

Multiple Choice

True or False: Employed people are people with jobs.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Check all that apply: People are considered employed if they work....

• Full time

• Part time

• One hour a week

• Earn no income

Poll

True or False: Unemployed people are people without jobs.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

People who are unemployed are...

• Without a job

• Without a job & not looking for work

• Without a job and looking for work

• Looking for work

Multiple Select

Which would be considered frictional unemployment (Check all that apply)

• Traveling around the world (bouncing between jobs)

• Being fired for poor work ethics

• Graduating college and finding a career in your field

• Losing your job because the business is closing

Multiple Choice

Which would be considered structural unemployment

• Traveling around the world (bouncing between jobs)

• Being fired for poor work ethics

• Ms. Ash was fired for not having a masters degree

• Losing your job because the business is closing

Multiple Choice

During COVID-19 people who were unemployed were...

• Cyclically Unemployed

• Structurally Unemployed

• Frictionally Unemployed

Match

Match the following examples of unemployment to their type

• Cyclical

• Seasonal

• Frictional

• Structural

Alex looking for work, but no one is hiring

John applying to be an Easter Bunny in March

Layla leaving her job to go work at TGI-Fridays

Michonne being fired as a cashier do to automated touch screens

• Alex looking for work, but no one is hiring

• John applying to be an Easter Bunny in March

• Layla leaving her job to go work at TGI-Fridays

• Michonne being fired as a cashier do to automated touch screens

Not Counted Review

Multiple Select

Check all that apply: Those who are NOT counted in Unemployment rate

• Retired

• Not reporting income

• Looking for work

• Discouraged

Multiple Choice

Is your retired grandfather unemployed?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is a parent that stays home with their kids unemployed?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is someone who lost their job at a local factory and started looking for a new job unemployed?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is a full-time college student unemployed?

• Yes

• No

Match the unemployment type to its description

Multiple Choice

Casey, a recently graduated college student actively looking for a job

• Structural

• Frictional

• Cyclical

• Not counted

Multiple Choice

Martin was laid off at the canning factory when they brought in automated machines

• Structural

• Frictional

• Cyclical

• Not counted

Multiple Choice

Cora was laid off 6 months ago and had not submitted any job applications recently

• Structural

• Frictional

• Cyclical

• Not counted

Multiple Choice

Molly left her job at McDonald's to find a secretary position

• Structural

• Frictional

• Cyclical

• Not counted

Multiple Choice

200 workers at Five Guys were laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic 

• Structural

• Frictional

• Cyclical

• Not counted

Match

Match the following USA unemployment rate to its description

• 4-5%

• Under 4%

• Over 5%

Full-employment

(some unemployment is okay)

Overextended unemployment (careers/industries are not growing, people are staying too long at jobs)

Weak Economy (cyclical unemployment is occuring)

• Full-employment

  (some unemployment is okay)

• Overextended unemployment (careers/industries are not growing, people are staying too long at jobs)

• Weak Economy (cyclical unemployment is occuring)