Labour market and unemployment
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1
The employed number 14 250 000 and the unemployed 750 000. How many people are in the labour force?
15000000
2
The unemployed number 750 000 and the labour force 15 000 000. What is the unemployment rate in per cent?
5
3
The unemployed number 1 000 000 and the labour force 20 000 000. What is the unemployment rate in per cent?
5
4
Write the four types of unemployment and give your own example for each.
frictional — a graduate looks for a job; seasonal — a field worker in winter; structural — an old profession is no longer needed; cyclical — factories close in a crisis