The Labor Force

jobs that do not require training or specialized skills like farm, factory, or cleaning jobs

• unskilled labor

• human capital

• professional labor

jobs that require a minimal amount of training, like cooks and lifeguards

• unskilled labor

• semi-skilled labor

• human capital

jobs in which workers use complex equipment and need little supervision, like bank tellers and computer technicians

• professional labor

• human capital

• skilled labor

jobs in which workers have the highest level of education, like teachers and doctors

• professional labor

• unskilled labor

• skilled labor

the education, training, and experience that make a person useful in the workplace

• professional labor

• human capital

• unskilled labor

The labor force is made up of people with __________ and people who are looking for jobs

• human capital

• salary

• jobs

To be counted as ___________, a person must be searching for a job

• unemployed

• salary

• human capital

The more __________ a person has, the more money he or she can make at a job

• labor

• salary

• human capital

When a person earns a ____________, they are paid a certain fixed amount of money no matter how many hours they work

• salary

• unemployed

• jobs

__________ is the work people are paid to do to produce goods or services

• salary

• human capital

• labor