The Unemployment Rate Is Supposed to Measure ________

question 73

Multiple Choice

The unemployment rate is supposed to measure ________.It is an imperfect measure because ________.

• A)the number of unemployed plus the number of marginally attached workers expressed as a percentage of the labour force;it excludes the marginally attached workers because Statistics Canada considers them as employed
• B)the percentage of the working-age population who are unemployed;it is impossible to count everyone in the working-age population
• C)the percentage of the labour force who are unemployed;it is impossible to count everyone in the labour force
• D)the underutilization of labour resources;it excludes some underutilized labour and some unemployment is unavoidable
• E)the underutilization of labour resources;it includes part-time workers and excludes discouraged workers

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Definitions:

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Hallucinations

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Therapeutic Drugs

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