L1 In Class Questions And Homework
L 1 In Class Questions, and Homework
1 Complete the following table of Unemployment and Participation Rates. The data is in ‘000s.
Year
Employed
Unemployed
Labour Force
Working Age Population
Unemployment Rate %
Participation Rate %
1993
15,019
3,543
18562
21,716
19.09
85.48
1994
18003
2,591
20,594
25,484
12.58
80.81
1995
16,681
1000
17,681
20,611
5.66
85.78
1996
17352
2079
19,431
20,892
10.70
93.01
1997
17,890
1070
18,960
19,587
5.64
96.80
2 Classify each of the following individuals in one of the following categories: employed, unemployed, or not in the labour force.
Steve worked 40 hours last week in a music supply store. E
Last week, Elizabeth worked 10 hours as a computer programmer. She attended night classes at the local college. She would prefer a full time job. E
Roger lost his job at the R-gone Manufacturing Company. Since then he as been trying to find a job at other local factories. UNE
Linda is a homemaker. Last week she was occupied with her normal household chores. She neither held a job nor looked for a job. UNE
Linda’s father is unable to work. Not in the labour
Scott has a PhD. He works full time but doesn’t like his job as a dishwasher. He has applied for jobs with three companies and five universities. As soon as he gets an offer, he’ll quit his current job.
Mary-Helen has been out of work for a full year. She would take a job if it was offered, but no local companies are hiring. She is not actively searching for work.
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3 Page 217 #1 Statistics Canada announced that in April 2012, of all Canadians aged 15 years and older, 17,494,700 were employed, 1,370,600 were unemployed, anad 9,376,700 were not in the labour force. How big was the labour force? What was the labour force participation rate? What was the unemployment rate?
4 Page 217: #3: The labour force participation rate of women increased sharply between 1976 and 1997, as shown in Figure 9.3. As with men, however, there were different
1 Complete the following table of Unemployment and Participation Rates. The data is in ‘000s.
Year
Employed
Unemployed
Labour Force
Working Age Population
Unemployment Rate %
Participation Rate %
1993
15,019
3,543
18562
21,716
19.09
85.48
1994
18003
2,591
20,594
25,484
12.58
80.81
1995
16,681
1000
17,681
20,611
5.66
85.78
1996
17352
2079
19,431
20,892
10.70
93.01
1997
17,890
1070
18,960
19,587
5.64
96.80
2 Classify each of the following individuals in one of the following categories: employed, unemployed, or not in the labour force.
Steve worked 40 hours last week in a music supply store. E
Last week, Elizabeth worked 10 hours as a computer programmer. She attended night classes at the local college. She would prefer a full time job. E
Roger lost his job at the R-gone Manufacturing Company. Since then he as been trying to find a job at other local factories. UNE
Linda is a homemaker. Last week she was occupied with her normal household chores. She neither held a job nor looked for a job. UNE
Linda’s father is unable to work. Not in the labour
Scott has a PhD. He works full time but doesn’t like his job as a dishwasher. He has applied for jobs with three companies and five universities. As soon as he gets an offer, he’ll quit his current job.
Mary-Helen has been out of work for a full year. She would take a job if it was offered, but no local companies are hiring. She is not actively searching for work.
Extracted from Text
3 Page 217 #1 Statistics Canada announced that in April 2012, of all Canadians aged 15 years and older, 17,494,700 were employed, 1,370,600 were unemployed, anad 9,376,700 were not in the labour force. How big was the labour force? What was the labour force participation rate? What was the unemployment rate?
4 Page 217: #3: The labour force participation rate of women increased sharply between 1976 and 1997, as shown in Figure 9.3. As with men, however, there were different