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ECON102-Unemployment
Fall 2022-Econ 102
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Not being considered for unemployment | is not looking for a job |
| Being considered a full time student can be considered as | out of the labor force |
| Matt graduated from college six months ago and is currently without work. He accepted a job that will start in three months. Today, Matt is | not in the labor force |
| The number of people employed equals | the labor force minus the number of people unemployed. |
| Annabel retired from the fire department. She started volunteering two hours a day at an unpaid job in the local hospital. Annabel is | not in the labor force. |
| Wayne did not look for another job after he lost his current job. As a result the | unemployment rate eventually decreased. |
| The number of people classified as employed is 390,000 and the number of people classified as unemployed is 70,000. The size of the labor force | equals 460,000 |
| The number of people classified as employed is 500,000 and the number of people in the labor force is 550,000. The total number of people classified as unemployed is | 50,000 |
| If the number of people classified as unemployed is 10,000 and the number of people classified as employed is 300,000, what is the unemployment rate? | 3.2% |
| If the number of people classified as unemployed is 5,000 and the number of people classified as employed is 45,000, what is the unemployment rate? | 10% |
| If the number of people employed is 240,000 and the labor force is 250,000, the unemployment rate is | 4.0%. |
| If the unemployment rate is 7% and the number of people employed is 300,000, total number of people unemployed is approximately | 22,580 people. |
| If the unemployment rate is 6.1% and the number of people employed is 400,000, the labor force is approximately | 426,000 people. |
| If the labor force is 575,000 and the total population 16 years of age or older is 650,000, the labor-force participation rate is | 88.5%. |
| If the labor-force participation rate is 90% and the total population 16 years of age or older is 3 million people, the labor force is | 2,700,000 people. |