NEWS ITEM 47 - UNEMPLOYMENT

How many jobs will be eliminated in the aviation industry?

• 100,000

• 200,000

• 20,000

• 50,000

When should the job cuts begin?

• 1 December

• 1 July

• 1 September

• 1 October

What number of unemployed people was announced last month?

• 1.3 million

• 4.3 million

• 2.3 million

• 3.3 million

Why is the automotive company planning to lay off 100,000 people?

• Due to lack of employee qualifications

• Due to increased production

• Due to increased profits

• Due to economic stagnation

When will the closure of the Bitwick factory in Galamos result in the addition of 20,000 people to the unemployment register?

• In the next week

• Last month

• Next month

• Next year

What did the prime minister promise to calm the voters?

• Increase in unemployment benefits

• Increase in spending on social purposes

• Tougher penalties for benefit fraudsters

• Increase in taxes

Who threatens to challenge the prime minister's authority with a 24-hour strike?

• Workers in the construction sector

• Workers in the aviation sector

• Workers in the automotive sector

• Union leaders

What do leading economic analysts predict regarding the recession?

• Decrease in unemployment

• Increase in employment

• Increase in production

• High level of unemployment

How many jobs will be lost in the manufacturing sector by the year 2000?

• 2 million

• 1.5 million

• 1 million

• 500,000

What did the prime minister promise to calm the voters?

• Tightening penalties for benefit fraudsters

• Increasing taxes

• Increasing spending on social purposes

• Increasing benefits for the unemployed