The Natural Unemployment Rate

question 55

Multiple Choice

The natural unemployment rate

• A) is attained whenever the unemployment rate is less than 5 percent because 95 percent employment is considered full employment.
• B) has been estimated to range between 4 percent and 6 percent in the United States in recent years.
• C) estimated to be close to 9 percent in recent years in the United States.
• D) occurs when 100 percent of the labor force is employed.

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Stimulant

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