Economics: Private and Public Choice
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Author: James D. Gwartney; Richard L. Stroup; Russell S. Sobel
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 8, Problem 7CQ
(a)
To determine
Calculate the labor force participation rate.
(b)
To determine
Calculate the
(c)
To determine
Calculate the employment/ population ratio.
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Using the following data calculate:
987,156 Currently Working
23,000 volunteer workers
9845 (ages 13-14) looking for work
12,000 (ages 15) looking for work
45,600 Part -Time Workers
56 family workers who worked 15 hrs a week
234 Self Employed
6543 Discouraged Workers
67, 432 (ages 23-25) looking for work
67, 890 laid off receptionists looking for work
544, 321 (ages 16-20) looking for work
Current population is 6,000,000
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5000 armed forces
543 recent university graduates that are going back to graduate school
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(c) suppose that 20,000of tghe employed switches to jobs in the underground economy. When interviewed by STATIN, 50% of these switchers report that they are not workingnand not seeking work, while the other 50% report that they are not working but seeking work. Explain what happens to the official unemployment rate and the "true" unnemployment rate.
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Using the following data calculate:
987,156 Currently Working
23,000 volunteer workers
9845 (ages 13-14) looking for work
12,000 (ages 15) looking for work
45,600 Part -Time Workers
56 family workers who worked 15 hrs a week
234 Self Employed
6543 Discouraged Workers
67, 432 (ages 23-25) looking for work
67, 890 laid off receptionists looking for work
544, 321 (ages 16-20) looking for work
Current population is 6,000,000
5454 Temp Workers
5000 armed forces
543 recent university graduates that are going back to graduate school
3500 institutionalized
(i). The number of persons employed.
(ii). The number of persons unemployed.
(iii). The labour force.
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Suppose the population of a fictional economy falls into the following categories: 28 million are retired or homemakers; 30 million have full-time employment; 24 million have one part-time job; 28 million have two part-time jobs; 12 million do not have employment, but are actively looking for employment; and 20 million would like employment but do not have employment and are not actively looking for employment. 5 million are under the age of 10.
What is the labor force participation rate (as a percentage, not decimals) for this economy? Use the numbers from Question above
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