Answer 15) officially unemployed is a worker who is not currently employed and is searching for a job unsuccessfully. Option B is the correct answer.
Answer 16) The main statistic used to monitor unemployment in the economy is the Unemployment rate. Option D is the correct answer.
Answer 18) Unemployment rate= Number of people unemployed/ Total individual in the labor force.
Unemployment rate= 18/ 179= 10.1%. Hence Option C is the correct answer.
Answer 20) An individual who is employed part-time but is willing to work for full-time would be cited as underemployed. Hence Option D is the correct answer.
Question 15 1 pts Official unemployment is identified as when: a worker leaves her job to...
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Using the official measure of unemployment, which of the following people is considered unemployed? Select one: a. a part-time worker who wishes to work full time b. a person who gave up looking for jobs because he or she was discouraged about his or her job prospects c. a person who is working but expects to be laid off at the end of the month d. a person who has been searching for work, but turns down a job paying...
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Select the answer that best describes an underemployed worker. O Cathy, who works full time as a kindergarten teacher Jessica, a full-time college student O Heather, who was laid off six months ago and gave up trying to find a new job two O Bill, who is retired but works part time as a mechanic to stay active O Benny, who works part time as a contract author but would prefer to work full time When the official unemployment rate...
Consider an adult who lost their job last week and now has moved to a new city and is actively searching for a new one. They lost their previous job but their skills are very current and in demand. Which of the following categories would they be in? There may be more than one . Group of answer choices unemployed more than 27 weeks or more a discouraged worker working part time but wants full time work marginally attached frictionally...
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1. If real GDP equals nominal GDP, then: A. the growth in output was greater than the growth in the price level. B. there was no inflation. C. the current year is the base year. D. output did not grow. E. the growth in output was equal to the growth in the price level. 2. Nominal GDP is GDP measured in: A.base prices. B.fixed prices. C. current prices. D. marginal prices. E. average prices. 3. When you include discouraged workers...