From September 2013 to September 2014, the Employment-To-Population Ratio Increased

question 282

Multiple Choice

From September 2013 to September 2014, the employment-to-population ratio increased from 58.6 percent to 59.0 percent. This change could have been the result of

• A) a decrease in the working-age population.
• B) unemployed workers becoming part-time workers.
• C) unemployed workers becoming discouraged workers.
• D) discouraged workers starting to look for jobs again.

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Definitions:

Antagonist

In pharmacology, a substance that acts against and blocks an action by attaching to and inhibiting the function of receptors in the body. In literature, a character who opposes the protagonist.

Agonist

A substance that fully activates the receptor that it binds to, producing a biological response.

Endorphins

Naturally occurring peptides in the brain that act as neurotransmitters, known to relieve pain and induce feelings of pleasure or euphoria.

Heroin Use

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