employement and unemplyement

Which of the following defined as 'being without a job while willing and able to work'?

• employment

• unemployment

• full employment

• labour force

Which type of unemployment occurs due to the long-term changes in the pattern of demand and methods of production?

• frictional

• structural

• cyclical

• seasonal

Which of the following is not part of the workforce?

• employed

• unemployed

• pensioner

• self-employed

It measures the number of people who are out of work and claiming unemployment benefits.

• labour force survey

• claimant count

• unemployment rate

• productivity rate

Which policy is most likely to reduce cyclical unemployment?

• a reduction on government expenditure

• a reduction in interest rates

• an increase in direct taxes

• an increase in indirect taxes

What is a cost of unemployment?

• higher tax revenue

• lower productivity

• lost output

• reduced inflationary pressure

The occupational mobility or labour increases. Which types of unemployment is this likely to reduce?

• cyclical and frictional

• frictional and structural

• structural and cylical

• cyclical, frictional, and structural

If operators are fired and replaced with computer technology, the operators would be considered

• frictionally unemployed

• structurally unemployed

• cyclically unemployed

• dissatisfiededly unemployed dissatisfiededly unemployed

What type of unemployment is due to a business shutting down for a part of a year?

• Frictional

• Structural

• Seasonal

• Cyclical

What type of unemployment occurs during a transition period from one job to another job?

• Frictional

• Structural

• Seasonal

• Cyclical