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An increase in the number of encouraged workers  


1. Other things equal, an increase in the number of "encouraged workers" will 
a) create jobs b) lower the participation rate 
c) decrease the size of the labour force d) increase the measured unemployment rate 
2. An increase in the number of encouraged workers  
a) raises the unemployment rate and the participation rate 
b) lowers the unemployment rate and the participation rate 
c) lowers the unemployment rate and raises the participation rate 
d) raises the unemployment rate and lowers the participation rate 
3. One cause of structural unemployment is due to 
a) workers looking for better jobs b) geographical mobility of the labour force 
c) a decline in the economy's total production 
d) automation displacing workers from their jobs 
4. Suppose the non-institutionalized population over age 15 is 200 million, 100 million of whom are female, the labour force is 150 million, 60 million of whom are female, and the number of people employed is 120 million, 40 million of whom are female. The female participation rate is 
a) 30% b) 40% c) 50% d) 60% 
5. "This is the critical assumption in the unemployment rate projection. If participation rates turn out to be higher, the unemployment rate will be ______, and if participation rates turn out to be lower, the unemployment rate will be _____." The blanks are best filled with 
a) higher, unaffected b) higher, lower c) lower, unaffected d) lower, higher




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