Question

9. Matilda just graduated from college. In order to devote all her efforts to college, she did not hold a job. Matilda just graduated from college. In order to devote all her efforts to college, she did not hold a job. She is going to cruise around the country on her motorcycle for a month before she starts looking for work. Other things the same, the unemployment rate ____________ and the labor force participation rate ______________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Remain the same; remain the same.

Explanation:

Unemployment rate refers to the percentage of the total labor force in an economy, who are unemployed but seeking to be gainfully employed. The unemployment rate is divided into various types, these include;

I. Natural Rate of Unemployment (NU).

II. Frictional unemployment rate (FU).

III. Structural unemployment rate (SU).

IV. Actual unemployment rate (AU).

V. Cyclical unemployment rate (CU).

There are different measures used in the measurement of the unemployment rate in a country's economy and these includes;

A. U-1: this is the percentage of people that are unemployed for at least 15 weeks or more.

B. U-2: this is the percentage of the people who have lost their job or the people that finished a temporary job.

C. U-3: this is the percentage of the population that is unemployed but actively seeking employment.

All things being equal (ceteris paribus), the unemployment rate would remain the same and the labor force participation rate remain the same because Matilda has decided to cruise around the country on her motorcycle for a month before she starts looking for work.