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Macroeconomics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of unemployment is caused by employee skills that are obsolete and no longer needed?

a)

structural

b)

seasonal

c)

frictional

d)

cyclical

2.

What type of unemployment is caused by contractions in the business cycle?

a)

structural

b)

seasonal

c)

cyclical

d)

frictional

3.

An recent college graduate just entering the work force and searching for a job would be experiencing ______ unemployment.

a)

structural

b)

cyclical

c)

seasonal

d)

frictional

4.

Which of the following jobs would be considered seasonal?

a)

snow plow driver

b)

cashier at a grocery store

c)

part-time veterinary tech

d)

traveling nurse

5.

The Consumer Price Index measures:

a)

GDP

b)

unemployment rates

c)

inflation rates

d)

new industry in the nation

6.

Point A on the graph is:

a)

trough

b)

period of contraction

c)

peak

d)

recovery

7.

Point D on the graph is a period of:

a)

contraction

b)

expansion

c)

recession

d)

decline

8.

The natural rate of unemployment is between:

a)

3% and 6%

b)

2% and 4%

c)

4% and 7%

d)

4% and 6%

9.

GPD that is adjusted for inflation is called:

a)

nominal GDP

b)

real GDP

10.

The CPI measures a _____ _______ of goods and services.

a)

grocery cart

b)

shortage or surplus

c)

market basket

d)

picnic basket