Employment/Unemployment

_____________________ occurs when a person is available to work and seeking work but currently without work.

• employment

• unemployment

Person that are unable or unwilling to work, underage, college students, homemakers , retired or in the military are counted as unemployed.

• True

• False

What is the retirement age in the Bahamas?

• 70

• 61

• 65

• 74

A person in the Bahamas can begin working at the age of

• 18

• 21

• 17

• 16

A persons who prefer to engage in physical labor would be classified as a blue collar worker.

• True

• False

Teachers fall under which category of workers?

• Semi-skilled

• Skilled

• Unskilled

An architect is considered a __________________ worker.

• unskilled

• skilled

• semi-skilled

A plumber requires very little skill to complete its job.

• True

• False

Factors that influenced a choice of employment is/are

• benefits

• convenience

• level of unemployment

• all of the above

In the Bahamas, unemployment has increased tremendously due to covid-19.

• True

• False