The Natural Rate of Unemployment Is

question 72

Multiple Choice

The natural rate of unemployment is:

• A) the average rate of unemployment around which the economy fluctuates.
• B) about 10 percent of the labor force.
• C) a rate that never changes.
• D) the transition of individuals between employment and unemployment.

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Definitions:

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