Ch.14 Unemployment Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Unemployed | Actively searching for work in at least the last 4 weeks but are not currently employed. |
| Employed | Those who have worked at least one hour in the previous two weeks. |
| Employed | Those who have worked at least one hour in the previous two weeks. |
| Employed | Those who have worked at least one hour in the previous two weeks. |
| Labor Force | The number of employed persons plus the number of unemployed persons. |
| Labor Force | The number of employed persons plus the number of unemployed persons. |
| Unemployment rate | A percentage of the labor force that is not currently employed. |
| Unemployment rate | A percentage of the labor force that is not currently employed. |
| Labor force participation rate | The percentage of the working age population classified as either employed or unemployed. |
| Labor force participation rate | The percentage of the working age population classified as either employed or unemployed. |
| Employment-to-population ratio | The percentage of the working age population that is classified as employed. |
| Employment-to-population ratio | The percentage of the working age population that is classified as employed. |
| Marginally attached workers | People ready and available to work, who have conducted a job search within the past 12 months, but have not searched in the last 4 weeks. |
| Marginally attached workers | People ready and available to work, who have conducted a job search within the past 12 months, but have not searched in the last 4 weeks. |
| ''discouraged workers'' | Unemployed people who do not meet a technical definition, so the official unemployment rate does not reflect their numbers. |
| U1 | People unemployed 15 weeks or longer |
| ''discouraged workers'' | Unemployed people who do not meet a technical definition, so the official unemployment rate does not reflect their numbers. |
| U1 | People unemployed 15 weeks or longer |
| U2 | Those who have lost a job as apposed to those who have quit or those who have entered or re-entered the labor force. |
| U2 | Those who have lost a job as apposed to those who have quit or those who have entered or re-entered the labor force. |
| U3 | official unemployment published by |
| U3 | official unemployment published by |
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