If the Actual Unemployment Rate Is Less Than the Natural

question 49

Multiple Choice

If the actual unemployment rate is less than the natural rate of unemployment,then

• A) the economy is in an expansionary phase.
• B) cyclical unemployment is rising.
• C) frictional unemployment is rising.
• D) structural unemployment is rising.
• E) This is not possible.

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