Why Does the Government Measure Unemployment Through the Current Population

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why does the government measure unemployment through the Current Population
Survey?

• A)The government needs to know how many people will apply for unemployment compensation benefits.
• B)The government needs to know how many people should pay income tax.
• C)Private employers do not care about unemployment, and so no private-sector firm would collect unemployment data.
• D)The level of unemployment is an indicator of the overall health of the economy.
• E)Unemployment is too rare an event to be measured by the census.

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Definitions:

Eyeball

The globe-shaped part of the eye housed within the orbit, containing the structures necessary for vision.

Optic Nerve

The cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Blind Spot

A region on the retina where the optic nerve exits the eye, lacking photoreceptor cells, and therefore no image detection occurs, leading to a gap in the visual field.

Lens

In the context of the human body, the lens is a transparent, biconvex structure in the eye that focuses light onto the retina to facilitate clear vision.