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The reduction in the unemployment rate which is projected to take place 



1. "In fairness, the strong female job growth occurred partly because so many more women were available to work. The female participation rate rose to 55 percent from just 45 percent a decade earlier." The female participation rate is 
a) one minus the male participation rate b) the fraction of the labor force that is female 
c) the number of females employed expressed as a fraction of the number of females in the labor force 
d) the number of females in the labor force expressed as a fraction of the number of non-institutionalized females 16 years of age and over. 
2. "The reduction in the unemployment rate which is projected to take place as a result of the budget proposals is expected to be moderated as participation rates continue to _______." Fill in the blank. 
a) rise b) fall c) fluctuate d) hold steady 
3. "More job losses in the manufacturing sector helped pull employment down by 390,000 in November. Only the fact that the labor force ________ kept the unemployment rate steady." Fill in the blank. 
a) rose by much more b) fell by much more 
c) rose by approximately the same amount d) fell by approximately the same amount 
4. "Nationally, the monthly survey of American households found 387,000 more people at work in February than in January, but many of the new jobs were only part time, the Labor Department reported." From this information we can conclude that 
a) unemployment has risen b) unemployment has fallen 
c) unemployment has remained constant d) nothing can be said about unemployment 9 
5. "The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday that the country lost 190,000 jobs in August and noted that the unemployment rate would be more than two percentage points higher than a year ago if there weren't so many .............." Complete this clipping. 
a) part-time jobs b) encouraged workers 
c) people leaving the labor force d) homemakers entering the labor force.




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