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Jobs!

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Steve lost his job when the local plant of an aircraft manufacturing company closed down. Since then, he has been contacting other businesses in town trying to find a job. Steve is __

a)

employed

b)

unemployed

c)

not in the labor force

2.

Linda is a stay-at-home mother. Last week, she was occupied with her normal household activities. She neither held a job nor looked for a job. Her 80-year-old father who lives with her has not worked or looked for work because of a disability. Linda and her father are ___

a)

employed

b)

unemployed

c)

not in the labor force

3.

Elena reported to the interviewer that last week she worked 40 hours as a sales manager for a beverage company. Elena is ___

a)

employed

b)

unemployed

c)

not in the labor force

4.

Garrett is 16 years old, and he has no job from which he receives any pay or profit. However, Garrett does help with the regular chores around his parents’ farm and spends about 20 hours each week doing so.

a)

employed

b)

unemployed

c)

not in the labor force

5.

Ms. Jenkins tells the interviewer that her teenage daughter, Katherine Marie, was thinking about looking for work in the prior 4 weeks but knows of no specific efforts she has made. Katherine Marie is ____

a)

employed

b)

unemployed

c)

not in the labor force

6.

Suppose an economy has a population of 40 million people. There are 5 million people who are unemployed, and 30 million people are employed. What is the unemployment rate?

a)

= (5/40)*100

b)

= (5/35)*100

7.

Should we aim for 0 percent unemployment rate?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

8.

Which State below has the highest unemployment rate in the U.S. as of July 2020?

a)

Arkansas

b)

West Virginia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Alaska