Unemployment Practice Quiz
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- Q1Which of the following individuals will not be a part of the U.S. labor force?An unemployed computer worker who has given up looking for a jobA person who is not working because of a labor disputeA college graduate seeking a job after graduationA person who can work only part-time30s
- Q2When an economy is in a recession, the actual unemployment rate isEqual to zeroEqual to the natural rateGreater than the natural rateLess than the natural rate30s
- Q3A worker who recently moved to a new city and is looking for work would be categorized as _______ unemployment.naturalstructuralfrictionalcyclical30s
- Q4Some people are counted as out of the labor force because they are not actively looking for work. However, some of these people may want to work even though they are too discouraged to make serious effort to look for work. If these persons were counted as unemployed instead of out of the labor force,The unemployment rate would be higher and the labor-force participation rate would be lower.Both the unemployment rate and labor-force participation rate would be higher.The unemployment rate would be lower and the labor-force participation rate would be higher.None of the above are correct.30s
- Q5Which employment sector does this belong to? Corn farmernot in labor forcesecondaryprimarytertiary30s
- Q6Which sector does this employee belong to? MinerTertiaryPrimaryNot in labor forceSecondary30s
- Q7Which of the following types of unemployment is not seen as part of the natural rate of unemployment?CyclicalFrictionalSeasonalStructural30s
- Q8A recent graduate from law school is not accepting offers from various law firms because she wants to work for the right company. This is an example of which of the following?cyclicalstructuralFrictionaltechnological30s
- Q9Which of the following would be an example of structural unemployment?An increase in the number of workers searching for better-paying jobsThe elimination of jobs as a result of technological changeThe reduction of jobs due to seasonal changes in demandThe temporary reduction of jobs during a downturn in the business cycle30s
- Q10A country's population is 2000 people, and there are 950 people employed and 50 people unemployed. What is the unemployment rate?0.050.070.0550.02530s
- Q11In country Z, the population is 100,000. The number of employed is 70,000, while the number of unemployed is 10,000. What is the unemployment rate?0.1430.1250.10.830s
- Q12In Chicago the population is 8,206. The number of employed is 5,025 while the number of unemployed is 2,050. What is the unemployment rate?0.4080.86220.61240.289730s
- Q13If the eligible population is 300 million, the labor force participation rate is 50%, and the total number of unemployed is 50 million, then how many people are employed?100 million150 million250 million50 million30s
- Q14Which of the following workers would be considered frictionally unemployed?A film developer who loses his job when everyone switches to digital camerasA worker who is working part-time, but wants to work full timeA worker who is laid off when poor economic conditions lower economy-wide demandA recent college graduate looking for their first job30s
- Q15If an actor or actress is replaced by a robot, under which type of unemployment would they fall?SeasonalStructuralCyclicalFrictional30s