If the Number of People Unemployed Rose but the Number

question 245

True/False

If the number of people unemployed rose but the number of people employed and the adult population stayed the same, then the labor force participation rate would rise.

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Definitions:

Expected Growth Rate

The predicted percentage increase in the value of an investment, asset, or economy over a certain period of time.

Required Return

The minimum annual percentage earned by an investment that will induce individuals or companies to put money into a particular security or project.

Market Capitalization Rate

The expected rate of return on a portfolio consisting of all publicly traded stocks, used as a measure to value a company's stocks based on the market’s expectations of its future earnings.

Earnings Retention Ratio

A financial metric indicating the percentage of a company's net earnings that is not paid out as dividends, but instead retained for reinvestment.