Question 66(1 point)

In Canada in recent years, how does the unemployment rate among those aged 15 to 24 compare with that of older adults?

Question 66 options:

a)

less than that of older adults

b)

about the same as that of older adults

c)

much higher than that of older adults

d)

approximately half that of older adults

Question 67(1 point)

How does Statistics Canada call a person who has a temporary, part-time job?

Question 67 options:

a)

not in the labour force

b)

unemployed

c)

partially employed

d)

employed

Question 68(1 point)

Which of the following does the natural unemployment rate include?

Question 68 options:

a)

both frictional and structural unemployment

b)

neither frictional nor structural unemployment

c)

structural unemployment, but not frictional unemployment

d)

frictional unemployment, but not structural unemployment

Question 69(1 point)

Some people are unemployed because they are searching for a very specific job. How are these people best classified?

Question 69 options:

a)

as cyclically unemployed

b)

as structurally unemployed

c)

as frictionally unemployed

d)

as discouraged workers

Question 70(1 point)

From time to time, the demand for workers has risen in one region of Canada and fallen in another. Which of the following types of unemployment does this occurrence illustrate?

Question 70 options:

a)

frictional unemployment created by efficiency wages

b)

structural unemployment created by efficiency wages

c)

frictional unemployment created by sectoral shifts

d)

structural unemployment created by sectoral shifts