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AP Macroeconomics MODULE 12 REVIEW Check Your Understanding 1. Suppose that employment websites enable job-seekers to find suitable jobs more quickly. What effect will this have on the unemployment rate over time? Also suppose that these websites encourage job-seekers who had given up their searches to begin looking again. What effect will this have on the unemployment rate? 2. In which of the following cases would the worker be counted as unemployed? Explain. a. Rosa, an older worker, has been laid off and gave up looking for work months ago. b. Anthony, a schoolteacher, is not working during his three-month summer break. c. Grace, an investment banker, has been laid off and is currently searching for another position. d. Sergio, a classically trained musician, can only find work playing for local parties. e. Natasha, a graduate student, went back to school because jobs were scarce. 3. Which of the following are consistent with the observed relationship between growth in real GDP and changes in the unemployment rate? Which are not? a. A rise in the unemployment rate accompanies a fall in real GDP. b. An exceptionally strong business recovery is associated with a greater percentage of the labor force being employed. c. Negative real GDP growth is associated with a fall in the unemployment rate. Tackle the Test: Multiple-Choice Questions 1. To be unemployed, a person must I. not be working. II. be actively seeking a job. III. be available for work. a. I only b. II only c. III only d. II and III e. I, II, and III Use the information for a hypothetical economy presented in the following table to answer questions 2, 3 and 4. Population age 16 and older Labor Force Number of people working part time Number of people working full time 200,000 100,000 20,000 70,000 2. What is the labor force participation rate? a. 70% b. 50% c. 20% d. 10% e. 5% 3. How many people are unemployed? a. 10,000 b. 20,000 c. 30,000 d. 100,000 e. 110,000 4. What is the unemployment rate? a. 70% b. 50% c. 20% d. 10% e. 5% 5. The unemployment problem in an economy may be understated by the unemployment rate due to a. people lying about seeking a job. b. discouraged workers. c. job candidates with one offer but waiting for more. d. overemployed workers. e. none of the above. Tackle the Test: Free-Response Questions (answer on loose leaf) 1. Use the data provided below to calculate each of the following. Show how you calculate each. a. the size of the labor force b. the labor force participation rate c. the unemployment rate Population age 16 and older = 12 million Employment = 5 million Unemployment = 1 million 2. What is the labor market classification of each of the following individuals? Be as specific as possible, and explain your answer. a. Julie has a graduate degree in mechanical engineering. She works full-time mowing lawns. b. Jeff was laid off from his previous job. He would very much like to work at any job, but, after looking for work for a year, has stopped looking for work. c. Ian is working 25 hours per week at a bookstore, and has no desire to work full time. d. Raj has decided to take a year off from work to stay home with his daughter.