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AP Macro Economics
Ch.28 Unemployment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Frictional Unemployment | |
| Structural Unemployment | |
| Government Employment Agencies | Provide info. about job vacancies to speed up the matching of workers with jobs. |
| Public Training Programs | Aim to equip workers displaced from declining industries with the skills needed in growing industries. |
| Cyclical Unemployment | |
| Unemployment Insurance (UI) | A government program that partially protects workers' incomes when they become unemployed. |
| Employed | |
| Unemployed | |
| Not in the Labor Force | |
| Labor Force | |
| Unemployment Rate | |
| Labor Force Participation Rate | |
| Natural Rate of Unemployment | |
| Discouraged Workers | |
| Job Search | |
| Union | A worker association that bargains with employers over wages, benefits, and working conditions. |
| Collective Bargaining | |
| Strike | |
| Efficiency Wages |