Using a Broader Measure of the Unemployment Rate Where Discouraged

question 21

Multiple Choice

Using a broader measure of the unemployment rate where discouraged workers and part-time workers who wished to work full time were counted as unemployed, you would expect this unemployment rate to ________ compared to the Statistics Canada measured unemployment rate.

• A)increase
• B)more than double
• C)decrease
• D)barely change
• E)fall by half

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Definitions:

Job Specialization

The process of focusing one's occupational concentration on a specific area of expertise, making the individual more adept at a particular task.

Motivator-Hygiene Theory

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Job Content

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