The country of Altimina has a population of 150,000. According to the latest data, there are 20,000 people under the age of 16, and 30,000 people who are over the age of 16, but not looking for work. Currently, there are 5,000 people who are 16 or older and actively looking for work. The president of Altimina has asked you what the unemploy­ment rate for Altimina is. The unemployment rate is ?%

Consider an economy with 50 people unemployed and 900 employed. Its finding rate is 70% and its separation rate is 10%. What is the current unemployment rate? 50. How many people loose/leave a job in period 1? 51. 52. How many people find a job in period 1? 53. 54. What is the natural rate of unemployment? 55. 56. 57. Is this economy currently in an expansion or recession? How do you know? 58. 59.

Bell-land's unemployment rate is 7.2%. The ruler of Bell-land ( a wonderful, wise middle-aged woman in a wheelchair) asks you whether this is a good rate and if it is an improvement? What is your answer? What are the issues that you need to think about before giving your answer? Explain your answer using the concepts learned in the module. Bell-land is not the same as the U.S.

The population of Tavua is 24,214 people. There are 15,716 people who are currently working, and 941 people who qualify as unemployed. What is Tavua's unemployment rate? Put your answer in percentage form (e.g. 30.51 not 0.3051) and then round to two decimal places.

In August of 2020, the United States unemployment rate was 8.4%; in September, it was 7.8%.  Which of the following is true? There is a 7.7% decrease in the United States unemployment rate from August to September, 2020. There is a 0.077 percentage point decrease in the United States unemployment rate from August to September, 2020. There was a 0.071 percentage point decrease in the United States unemployment rate from August to September, 2020. There was a 0.6% decrease in the United States unemployment rate from August to September, 2020. There was a 7.1% decrease in the United States unemployment rate from August to September, 2020.

Suppose the unemployment rate is 5%, participation rate is 80%, out of the labour force is 100 million. What is employment (in million)

Ellen is downloading labor market data for the most recent month, but her connection is slow.  So far this is all she has been able to collect: Unemployment rate     6%     Participation rate      62.5%    Not in the labor force   63.5 million Find the labor force, the working-age population, the number of employed workers, and the number of unemployed workers.Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to one decimal place.Labor force:       millionWorking-age population:      millionNumber of employed workers:        millionNumber of unemployed workers:        million

Given the numbers in the table, what is the unemployment rate, in percent? (Assume everyone is included in one of the categories.) Round to one decimal place and do not enter the % sign. If your answer is 6.14%, enter 6.1. If your answer is 6.15%, enter 6.2. If appropriate, remember to enter the sign. Category Working Full Time Working Part Time Not Working, Searching for a job Not Working&Not searching for a job; <65 years old Not Working & Not Searching: Full Time Student 15 years old Not Working & Not Searching: Full Time Student 15 years old Not Working, Retired (not searching) 11.1 Number 350 50 50 30 80 20 100

a ) Marie recently graduated from college with a degree in electrical engineering, but she has not yet started working. When will she be counted as “unemployed” according to the BLS? b) Eric was laid off, but he is expecting to be recalled. He has not looked for work since being laid off. Natalie is not employed, nor was she laid off. Who is counted as “unemployed” in the U.S. labor force statistics? c) What are the four different types of unemployment? Explain each.

There are 100,000 people working full time, 25,000 people working part-time, and 30,000 people who are not working but who are searching for a job. There are 2,000 people who are not working and have given up trying to find for a job and 5,000 who are retired and do not work. What is the unemployment rate?