What occurs in the labor market when cyclical unemployment increases and other things remain the same? When cyclical unemployment increases and other things remain the same, O A. the natural unemployment rate increases B. the amount of structural unemployment increases O C. the amount of frictional unemployment increases D. the natural unemployment rate does not change

How does cyclical unemployment change between a business cycle trough and a business cycle peak? At a business cycle trough, cyclical unemployment is and at a business cycle peak, cyclical unemployment is O A. positive; negative B. high; zero C. zero; low O D. negative; positive

不 Ottawa Seeks ways to Speed Up Skills-Training Programs Last year, the federal government introduced a training benefit designed to help employed workers upgrade their skills or to help workers made unemployed as a result of automation to learn new skills that are in demand now. What effect will this training benefit have on Canada's unemployment rate and the natural unemployment rate? This training benefit will OA. decrease; increase the unemployment rate and the natural unemployment rate. OB. decrease; not change OC. increase; increase OD. decrease; decrease Source: theglobeandmail.com, April 5, 2020

Which of the following statements are FALSE, all else being equal? Choose TWO The better the unemployment benefits, the lower the natural rate of unemployment. The higher unemployment rate in Europe is due to their weaker labour unions. If the technology of job search improves, the natural rate of unemployment decreases. O If there is an influx of large number of working-age migrants, the natural rate of unemployment increases.

When cyclical unemployment is zero, O the unemployment rate equals the natural unemployment rate. O frictional unemployment is zero. O cyclical and frictional unemployment are zero. O the natural unemployment rate is zero. O structural unemployment is zero.

What type of unemployment do retraining programs seek to reduce?   How might government-funded retraining influence the natural unemployment rate? Retraining programs seek to reduce the amount of _______ unemployment because _______.     A. frictional; by giving workers the skills needed for the available jobs, people entering the labor force will immediately find employment   B. cyclical; by giving workers the skills needed for the available jobs, recessions can be avoided   C. structural; the programs aim to give workers the skills needed for the available jobs   D. all types of; the natural unemployment rate will fall

When does the amount of job-search unemployment increase? The amount of job-search unemployment increases when O A. the efficiency wage rate rises B. a demographic shock decreases the rate of entry into the working-age population O C. a prolonged structural slump occurs D. unemployment compensation decreases O O

Sheamous loses his job and decides to sit on the beach rather than look for work during the next few months.Other things the same, the unemployment rate Select one: O a. and the labor-force participation rate are both unaffected. O b. is unaffected and the labor-force participation rate decreases. O c. increases and the labor-force participation rate decreases. O d. increases and the labor-force participation rate is unaffected.

When is the economy at the natural rate of unemployment? Select one: O a. All of these choices are correct O b. When everyone in the economy who wants to work is working O c. When the only kinds of unemployment are frictional, structural, and cyclical O d. When everyone in the economy is working Oe. When the only people who want to work and are not working are frictionally unemployed people who are not willing to work unskilled jobs while they search, and structurally unemployed people who are not willing to work unskilled jobs while the get new skills O f. None of these choices are correct