Question 1

During 2019 before the pandemic two Town in Canada had unemployment characteristics as follows:

Town A: Half the town's labour force was unemployed at some point during the year. Thosewho were unemployed were unemployed for about 7 weeks on average throughout the year.

Town B:About 10% of the labour force was unemployed at some time during the year. Those who were unemployed were unemployed for about 35 weeks on average.

a) What was the annual unemployment rate during 2019 in Town A? Calculate.

b) What was the annual unemployment rate during 2019 in Town A? Calculate.

c) The politicians in Town B thought the government should provide retraining programs. What kind of unemployment is

reduced with retraining programs? Explain.