Using a Broader Measure of the Unemployment Rate Where Discouraged

question 274

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,the BLS estimates the unemployment rate in September 2011 would have ________ compared to the measured unemployment rate.

• A)increased by more than 7 percentage points
• B)more than doubled
• C)decreased by less than 1 percentage point
• D)barely changed

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Definitions:

Cycle Times

The total time from the beginning to the end of a process, indicating the speed and efficiency of production or operations.

Crisis Management

The identification of threats to an organization and its stakeholders, along with methods for dealing with those threats efficiently.

Organizational Crisis

A significant threat to an organization that requires immediate action to preserve its reputation, financial stability, or existence.

Cause And Effect

The relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others, often used as a method to identify reasons behind specific outcomes.