BLS categorizes each person as employed, unemployed and not in the labor force
1.Employed: Who are above 16 years
and have job which includes part time and full time
2. Unemployed: Who do not have job and are actively looking for
work in the past 4 weeks
3. Not in the labor force:: Those who do not have job and are not
looking for
Unemployment rate: It is the
percentage of the labor force that is unemployed
= (No of persons unemployed/Labor force)*100
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) adjusts the numbers from the household survey to estimate the employment picture for the entire population. Once the adjustment is made, the BLS uses the figures to generate key employment indicators.The following table presents information from the household surveys conducted for November 2017 and, for purposes of comparison, November 2016 . The numbers in the table are listed in thousands. For example, the number of unemployed in the table for November 2017 indicates that...
According to the textbook, which of the following statements is (are) correct? (x) If real GDP is higher in one country than in another, it is not necessarily true that the standard of living is higher in the country with the higher real GDP. (y) Real GDP per person is not a perfect measure of the well-being of individuals in society because it excludes things like leisure time, the value of goods produced at home, and environmental quality. (z) Poor...
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1. Measuring unemployment and labor force participation A Aa Consider a small economy composed of six people: Eric, Madeline, Daesun, Laura, Tim, and Yvonne. Each person's employment status is described in the following table Based on the criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), classify each person as employed, unemployed, not in the labor force but still part of the (civilian, noninstitutionalized) adult population, or not in the (civilla noninstitutionalized) adult population. Person...
If the Consumer Price Index was 170 in one year and 180 in the next year, then the rate of inflation was approximately Multiple Choice O 5.9 percent 7.2 percent O 0 5.5 percent O O 6.3 percent < Prev 35 of 50 !! Next > Walte unit you sig ingin Which of the following measures the changes in the prices of a 'market basket of some 300 goods and services purchased by typical urban consumers? Multiple Choice O the...
Q1 Which of the following are included and which are excluded in calculating this year's GDP. Explain in each instance. a. A monthly scholarship cheque received by an economics student b. The purchase of an almost new tractor by farmer Kojo C. The cashing in of a savings bond d. An increase in business inventories e. Tim Horton's purchases a corner grocery store f. Fearless Qweenie Kong, a stuntwoman, purchases a life insurance policy for a billion dollars ($) g....
1. During a given year, the following activities occur in a simple economy consisting of a miller and a baker The miller pays his workers $ 250,000 to mill 120 tons of flour. The flour is then sold to a baker for $ 530,000. The baker pays his workers 340,000 to make 750,000 loaves of bread, which she then sells directly to consumers for $ 1,000,000. a. Using the "final goods" approach, what is the GDP in this economy? b....
ΤΕΧΝΙΤΗΤΗ iple Choice y the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. The production possibilities frontier is a graph that shows the various combinations of output that an economy a. should produce. b. wants to produce. c. can produce d. demands 2 The price index was 320 in one year and 360 in the next year. What was the inflation rate? a. 9 percent ((B-A)/A)*100 b. 11.1 percent c. 12.5 percent ((360 - 320)/320)*100 d. 40 percent...
-We focus on the behavioural consequences of satisfaction that relate to profit Three key behav ioural measures: 1. Customer retention; This is measured as: • Repeat purchase with durables such as cars • Continuity of use with utilities and a v ariety of serv ice prov iders 2. Share of category requirement (SCR) This is the proportion of category spending that goes to a particular brand This applies in repertoire categories such as groceries, hotels and supermarkets 3. Voice •...
Aflac Insurance Company InformatIon: Aflac is a Fortune 500 insurance company founded in 1955 by three brothers, John, Paul and Bill Amos. Today, Aflac employs more than 4,500 people and has more than 71,000 licensed independent agents throughout the United States and Japan. The following is an excerpt from the New York Stock Exchange business summary. “Aflac Incorporated is a general business holding company and acts as a management company, overseeing the operations of its subsidiaries by providing management services...
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Budgetary Policy and Economic Growth Errol D'Souza The share of capital expenditures in government expenditures has been slipping and the tax reforms have not yet improved the income...