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A forest worker who is out of work because of low demand 



1. The unemployment rate fell despite 190,000 fewer jobs. This could be because of 
a) fewer teenagers looking for jobs b) an increase in structural unemployment 
c) more women entering the labour market 
d) elderly coming out of retirement to work in the service sector 
2. A forest worker who is out of work because of low demand for lumber is said to be 
a) cyclically unemployed b) frictionally unemployed 
c) structurally unemployed d) underemployed 
3. People who worry that unemployment will increase in the future because we will be unable to compete in a "free-trade" international environment are expressing a concern about future 
a) seasonal unemployment b) cyclical unemployment 
c) frictional unemployment d) structural unemployment 
4. A person is considered unemployed if that person: 
a) does not have a job b) is not now working but has previously held a job 
c) does not have a job but is actively searching for a job 
d) has part-time employment, but wants full-time employment 12 
5. Other things equal, an increase in the number of "discouraged workers" will 
a) destroy jobs b) raise the participation rate 
c) decrease the size of the labour force d) raise the measured unemployment rate



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