Which of the following statements is FALSE for the United States?
A. most of the unemployed remain unemployed for more than half a year
B. a significant amount of the turnover rate in the labor market is cyclical
C. variations in unemployment rates across groups defined by age, race, and gender tend to be large
D. almost 50 percent of the unemployed find a job in less than 14 weeks
E. many jobs were permanently eliminated in the 1990s, so the search for new employment took longer than it had in the past
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The replacement ratio is
A. the reservation wage divided by the wage rate offered on a new job
B. the reduction in real GDP caused by a 1 percent reduction in unemployment benefits
C. after-tax income while unemployed divided by after-tax income while employed
D. the wage rate offered on a new job divided by unemployment benefits
E. the increase in the unemployment rate caused by a 1 percent increase in the inflation rate
Which of the following did NOT happen over the period from 2006 to 2011?
A. Germany's unemployment rate declined
B. the official unemployment rate in Greece almost doubled
C. Mexico's unemployment rate almost doubled reaching over 10 percent in 2011
D. South Korea's unemployment rate stayed consistently below 4 percent
E. Spain's unemployment rate went from below 10 percent to over 20 percent
From 2006 to 2011, when the U.S. unemployment rate almost doubled,
A. unemployment in Greece nearly doubled as well
B. the unemployment rate in Germany declined
C. unemployment in Norway remained below 4 percent
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Assume the unemployment rates among different groups in the labor force are as follows: adult males 10%, adult females 8%, and teenagers 18%. Teenagers account for 10% of the total labor force, while women account for 45% of the adult labor force. What is the actual unemployment rate nationwide?
A. 0.097
B. 0.098
C. 0.099
D. 0.102
E. 0.109
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