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9a – Unemployment This web quiz may appear as two pages on tablets and laptops. I recommend that you view it as one page by clicking on the open book icon at the bottom of the page.

9a – Unemployment What is Unemployment? Who is included and who is not? The official Unemployment Rate and the "Real" Rate of Unemployment What is Full Employment and the Types of UE? The Natural (Full employment ) Rate of Unemployment Changes in the Natural Rate of Unemployment The Costs of Unemployment

9a – Unemployment – Outcomes (1) What is unemployment? Describe how unemployment is measured. How is the unemployment rate calculated? Who is included as employed, unemployed, and who is not in the labor force? Why might UE increase as an economy is beginning to recover from a recession? Define the "Real Rate of UE".

9a – Unemployment – Outcomes (2) What is full employment? Identify the full employment, or natural rate, of unemployment and explain why 5% unemployment can be called full employment. Define and give examples of frictional, cyclical, and structural unemployment. How and why has the natural rate of unemployment changed over the past five or six decades? Why might UE increase as an economy is beginning to recover? Jan. 2015: US population 320,090,000; US labor force 157,180,000 Sept. 2015: US population 321,650,000; US labor force 156,715,000 How can the size of the labor force decline as the size of the population increases? Identify the economic costs of unemployment and the groups that bear unusually heavy unemployment burdens. What is a positive GDP gap and a negative GDP gap?

9a – Unemployment KEY TERMS: unemployment rate, unemployed, employed, labor force, underemployed, discouraged worker, "natural rate of UE" or "full employment rate of UE", "real rate of UE", frictional UE, structural UE, cyclical UE, potential output, GDP gap, labor force participation rate,

http://www.bls.gov/

http://www.bls.gov/

1. 4.7 % OF WHAT are unemployed? the population adults the labor force people able to work

1. 4.7 % OF WHAT are unemployed? the population adults the labor force people able to work

2. Who IS included in the labor force? Students Discouraged workers Retired Homemakers Underemployed

2. Who IS included in the labor force? Students Discouraged workers Retired Homemakers Underemployed

The “Real” Rate of UE includes: - the unemployed, - the underemployed - and the discouraged workers http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/07/chart-whats-the-real-unemployment-rate.html

3. In the US, how much unemployment is there when we have full employment? 0% 3% 5% 7%

3. In the US, how much unemployment is there when we have full employment? 0% 3% 5% 7%

Where are we when UE is about 5%?

4. Chris lost his job as a ski lift operator when the ski season ended 4. Chris lost his job as a ski lift operator when the ski season ended. Which type of UE is this? Frictional Structural Cyclical Chris is not included in the UE rate

4. Chris lost his job as a ski lift operator when the ski season ended 4. Chris lost his job as a ski lift operator when the ski season ended. Which type of UE is this? Frictional Structural Cyclical Chris is not included in the UE rate

5. Chris was a good auto mechanic, but he knows little about new car technology. What type of UE? Frictional Structural Cyclical Chris is not included in the UE rate

5. Chris was a good auto mechanic, but he knows little about new car technology. What type of UE? Frictional Structural Cyclical Chris is not included in the UE rate

6. Chris has looked for a job for the last 6 months but he has quit looking. He is now living with his mother? What type of UE? Frictional Structural Cyclical Chris is not included in the UE rate

6. Chris has looked for a job for the last 6 months but he has quit looking. He is now living with his mother? What type of UE? Frictional Structural Cyclical Chris is not included in the UE rate

7. Chris lost his job in the auto factory when car sales declined and UE rose. What type of UE? Frictional Structural Cyclical Chris is not included in the UE rate

7. Chris lost his job in the auto factory when car sales declined and UE rose. What type of UE? Frictional Structural Cyclical Chris is not included in the UE rate

8. The “full employment rate of unemployment includes _____________ Frictional UE only Structural UE only Cyclical UE only Frictional + Structural UE Structural + Cyclical UE

8. The “full employment rate of unemployment includes _____________ Frictional UE only Structural UE only Cyclical UE only Frictional + Structural UE Structural + Cyclical UE

9. Which of the following would NOT increase the natural rate of UE? More women entering the labor force Large college graduation class sizes Expanded UE insurance program Rapidly changing technology Improved job training programs

9. Which of the following would NOT increase the natural rate of UE? More women entering the labor force Large college graduation class sizes Expanded UE insurance program Rapidly changing technology Improved job training programs

10. The GDP gap = ________________ Actual GDP – Potential GDP Actual GDP + Potential GDP Potential GDP – Actual GDP

10. The GDP gap = ________________ Actual GDP – Potential GDP Actual GDP + Potential GDP Potential GDP – Actual GDP

11. Can the GDP gap be positive 11. Can the GDP gap be positive? (Can the actual GDP be more than the potential?) GDP gap = actual GDP - potential GDP yes no

11. Can the GDP gap be positive 11. Can the GDP gap be positive? (Can the actual GDP be more than the potential?) GDP gap = actual GDP - potential GDP yes no

12. What is the most important COST of UE? Unequal burdens Lost output The need for job training Inefficiency

12. What is the most important COST of UE? Unequal burdens Lost output The need for job training Inefficiency

13. The UE rate often increases as an economy is beginning to recover because: There are more discouraged workers More people enter the labor force Inflation begins to rise Potential UE increases

13. The UE rate often increases as an economy is beginning to recover because: There are more discouraged workers More people enter the labor force Inflation begins to rise Potential UE increases

14. How can the size of the labor force decline as the size of the population increases? More people retire More immigrants More people on welfare Impossible!

14. How can the size of the labor force decline as the size of the population increases? More people retire More immigrants More people on welfare Impossible!

How can the size of the labor force decline as the size of the population increases? Jan. 2015 Pop. 320,090,000 labor force 157,180,000 Sept. 2015: Pop. 321,650,000; labor force 156,715,000