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31.If you hear that unemployment increased by 2 percentage points : 1379093
31.If you hear that unemployment increased by 2 percentage points to 4 percent in the past year, while the labor force participation rate and the population remained constant, it means:
A. unemployment doubled in the past year.
B. there was a 100 percent increase in unemployment.
C. twice as many people are without work than was the case a year ago.
D. All of these are true.
32.Discouraged workers are people who have:
A. looked for work in the past year but have given up looking because of the condition of the labor market.
B. not looked for work in the past year but would take a job if one was offered to them.
C. looked for work in the past year but have decided to leave the labor market to go back to school, retire, or be a stay-at-home parent.
D. not looked for work in over a year because of the condition of the labor market.
33.Someone who is underemployed is someone who:
A. is working part-time, but wants full-time employment.
B. is working in a job for which they are overqualified.
C. could be contributing more output to society by either working more, or working using more advanced skills they possess but don’t currently use.
D. All of these describe those who are underemployed.
34.Matt is a college graduate who majored in creative writing and currently works at a local bookstore as a sales clerk. The best way to describe Matt is to say he is:
A. unemployed.
B. a discouraged worker.
C. underemployed.
D. overemployed.
35.Jen has a PhD in economics and has been working for 3 years part-time as an instructor; she has always hoped to be hired as a full-time faculty member. The best way to describe Jen is to say she is:
A. a discouraged worker.
B. unemployed.
C. underemployed.
D. overemployed.
36.Marc is a high school graduate and currently works as a corrections officer at a local prison. He would like to go back to school to train to become a police officer someday. The best way to describe Marc is to say he is:
A. a discouraged worker.
B. unemployed.
C. underemployed.
D. employed.
37.John earned a PhD in biomedical engineering, and works full-time as a faculty member at the local university. He also does some private consulting work on the side. He would like to give up teaching and do consulting full-time, but he fears there isn’t enough demand for it. The best way to describe John is to say he is:
A. a discouraged worker.
B. underemployed.
C. overemployed.
D. employed.
38.Sonia has a PhD in art history, and is currently working full-time as a waitress. The Bureau of Labor Statistics would count Sonia as:
A. employed.
B. underemployed.
C. unemployed.
D. a discouraged worker.
39.Sasha has a master’s degree in writing, and currently works full-time as a 2nd grade classroom helper. She submits articles for the local paper on occasion, and gets paid only when the editor agrees to publish a submission. Sasha would love to be a full-time reporter. The best way to describe Sasha is to say she is ________________; the Bureau of Labor Statistics would count Sasha as ____________.
A. underemployed; employed
B. employed; employed
C. discouraged; underemployed
D. underemployed; underemployed
40.The Bureau of Labor Statistics counts underemployed persons as those who:
A. are currently working less than they would like to be.
B. are currently working in a job for which they are overqualified for.
C. Both of these are true.
D. Neither of these is true.
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