
Employment and Unemployment
Authored by Justin Dsouza
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bob is unemployed if he
is temporarily laid off
is not looking for a job
has looked for a job for two months and then quit lookin
Unemployment Multiple Choice Questions
1. Bob is unemployed if he
A) is temporarily laid off.
B) is not looking for a job.
C) has looked for a job for two months and then quit looking.
D)
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
For you to be considered out of the labor force, you can be
a full-time student
a full-time retiree
a full-time volunteer
any of the above
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The number of people unemployed equals
The number of people employed minus the labor force
the labour force plus the number of people employed.
the labour force minus the number of people employed.
the number of people employed divided by the labour force
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When an individual quits his/her job and decides to stay at home for a while, the labour-force participation rate
decreases
may increase or decrease, depending on the length of time he/she stays at home.
increases
Stay constant
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Discouraged workers are
Discouraged workers are
not considered as part of the labour force
considered cyclically unemployed
considered frictionally unemployed
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following statements is true?
The duration of unemployment decreases during recessions.
The duration of unemployment increases during economic expansions
The unemployment rate does not tell us anything about the duration of unemployment
The median duration of unemployment is usually greater than the average duration
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Classifying discouraged workers as unemployed would
decrease the unemployment rate.
not change the unemployment rate
have an indeterminate impact on the unemployment rate.
increase the unemployment rate
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