Question 1

During the recessions of 2001 and 2008-09,

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A)   all measures of the unemployment rate (U-1 through U-6)  increased.
B)   only the broader measures of the unemployment rate increased.
C)   only the narrower measures of the unemployment rate increased.
D)   the labor force participation rate for women increased.
E)   the labor force participation rate for men increased.

Question 2

If the unemployment rate is less than the natural unemployment rate, then

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A)   there is no frictional unemployment.
B)   cyclical unemployment is greater than zero.
C)   real GDP is less than potential GDP.
D)   real GDP is greater than potential GDP.
E)   frictional unemployment is negative.

Question 3

The unemployment rate equals 100 multiplied by the

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A)   number of people unemployed divided by the labor force.
B)   number of people unemployed divided by the population.
C)   number of people unemployed divided by the number of people employed.
D)   labor force divided by the number of people unemployed.
E)   number of people unemployed divided by the working-age population.

Question 4

If Jose is 22-years old, is available to work but does not have a job and made no specific efforts to find a job for the previous month, Jose is classified in the Current Population Survey as

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A)   unemployed.
B)   employed.
C)   not in the working-age population.
D)   not in the labor force.
E)   in the labor force but not in the working-age population.

Question 5

Discouraged workers are included in the calculation of the i. unemployment rate.
Ii)  labor force participation rate.
Iii)  working-age population.

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A)   i only
B)   ii only
C)   i and ii
D)   iii only
E)   ii and iii

Question 6

U-4, U-5 and U-6 are

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A)   all broader measures of the unemployment rate.
B)   all narrower measures of the unemployment rate.
C)   not used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because they include too much variability.
D)   narrower measures of the labor force participation rate.
E)   broader measures of the labor force participation rate.

Question 7

The labor force is defined as the number of people who

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A)   are employed plus the number of people who are unemployed.
B)   are available and looking for work but are unable to find employment.
C)   would like to have a job but have stopped seeking work.
D)   would like to have a full-time job but are working part time.
E)   are employed minus the number of people who are unemployed.

Question 8

U-1 is a more ________ measure of unemployment rate than the conventional U-3 measure and U-1 counts as unemployed workers who ________.

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A)   narrow; have been unemployed for 15 weeks or more weeks
B)   narrow; have been laid off
C)   broad; have been laid off
D)   broad; who are discouraged workers
E)   broad; are marginally attached to the labor force.

Question 9

Which of the following are sources of unemployment?
i. job losers.
ii. job leavers.
iii. entrants and reentrants.
iv. discouraged workers.

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A)   i and ii
B)   i and iii
C)   ii and iii
D)   i, ii, and iii
E)   i, ii, iii, and iv

Question 10

The unemployment that fluctuates over the business cycle is called

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A)   frictional unemployment.
B)   structural unemployment.
C)   seasonal unemployment.
D)   cyclical unemployment.
E)   natural unemployment.

Question 11

Suppose the U.S.population is 275 million.If 210 million people are of working age, 135 million are employed, and 6 million are unemployed, what is the labor force participation rate?

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A)   67 percent
B)   76 percent
C)   49 percent
D)   64 percent
E)   51 percent

Question 12

John has been laid off from his job because of a general downturn in the economy.John's unemployment is best classified as

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A)   cyclical.
B)   seasonal.
C)   structural.
D)   frictional.
E)   avoidable.

Question 13

In 2008 as the economy moved into a recession,

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A)   cyclical unemployment increased.
B)   structural unemployment decreased.
C)   seasonal unemployment decreased.
D)   frictional unemployment was not affected.
E)   the number of marginally attached workers decreased.

Question 14

The unemployment rate is the

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A)   number of unemployed people.
B)   percentage of the population that does not have a job.
C)   percentage of the working-age population that does not have a job.
D)   percentage of the labor force that does not have a job.
E)   percentage of employed people that does not have a job.

Question 15

Full employment occurs when

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A)   structural unemployment is zero.
B)   cyclical unemployment is zero.
C)   frictional unemployment is zero.
D)   structural, seasonal, and frictional unemployment are zero.
E)   the unemployment rate equals zero.

Question 16

A construction worker who is laid off in the winter and who gets rehired the following spring experiences ________ unemployment.

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A)   cyclical
B)   seasonal
C)   frictional
D)   cyclical and seasonal
E)   structural

Question 17

Historically, job losers have been ________ job leavers.

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A)   less abundant than
B)   far more numerous than
C)   about as numerous as
D)   the source of fewer discouraged workers than
E)   None of the above answers is correct because it is not possible to compare job losers and job leavers.

Question 18

$$\begin{array} { l c } 
 { \text { Category } } & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Number of people } \
\text { (millions) }
\end{array} \
\hline \text { Total population } & 246 \
\text { Working-age population } & 207 \
\text { Labor force } & 139 \
\text { Employed } & 133 \
\text { Unemployed } & 6 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
-Based on the information in the above table, what is the labor force participation rate?

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Question 19

The unemployment rate generally ________ during recessions and generally ________ during expansions.

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A)   increases; decreases
B)   decreases; increases
C)   increases; increases
D)   decreases; decreases
E)   increases; does not change

Question 20

Joann has just lost her job because her company was faced with more foreign competition and decided to restructure, which reduced the number of jobs at the company.Joann is

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A)   frictionally unemployed.
B)   structurally unemployed.
C)   seasonally unemployed.
D)   cyclically unemployed.
E)   internationally unemployed.

Exam 6: Jobs and Unemployment

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Suppose the U.S.population is 275 million.If 210 million people are of working age, 135 million are employed, and 6 million are unemployed, what is the labor force participation rate?

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Which of the following are sources of unemployment? i. job losers. ii. job leavers. iii. entrants and reentrants. iv. discouraged workers.

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The unemployment rate generally during recessions and generally during expansions.

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