If the Official Unemployment Rate Increases in January from Its

question 138

Multiple Choice

If the official unemployment rate increases in January from its December level because the Christmas season is over,we can conclude that __________ unemployment is responsible for the increase.

• A)seasonal
• B)cyclical
• C)structural
• D)frictional
• E)any one of the causes of

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Definitions:

Regression

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Reaction Formation

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