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4. Out of 246 million persons aged 16 and older, 143.5 million had paying jobs, 11.5 million were<br />

without jobs but were actively seeking employment, and 2.5 million wanted jobs but had given<br />

up looking for employment.<br />

a. Calculate the size of the labor force<br />

b. Calculate the unemployment rate<br />

Answers for Chapter 4<br />

Fill-in-the-blanks: 1. Inflation 4. Frictional<br />

2. money, products 5. Structural<br />

3. labor force 6. Cyclical<br />

Multiple Choice: 1. b. 11. b. 21. b.<br />

2. b. 12. b. 22. b.<br />

3. c. 13. b. 23. a.<br />

4. a. 14. d. 24. d.<br />

5. c. 15. a. 25. b.<br />

6. a. 16. c. 26. d.<br />

7. b. 17. a. 27. c.<br />

8. c. 18. d. 28. a.<br />

9. b. 19. c.<br />

10. a. 20. d.<br />

Problems:<br />

1. Inflation (1942) = (16.3 – 14.7) ÷ 14.7 = 1.6 ÷ 14.7 = .1088 or 10.9%<br />

2. The basic economic measurement unit is the dollar. But the value of the dollar in terms of<br />

buying power changes from year to year because of changes in the price level. If dollar<br />

amounts from different years are to be fairly compared, the nominal dollar amounts must be<br />

adjusted to real (inflation-adjusted) dollar amounts.<br />

3. Real Income (2013) = $50,000 ÷ (233.0 ÷ 144.5) = $50,000 ÷ 1.6125 = $31,008<br />

4. a. Labor Force = Employed + Unemployed = 143.5 million + 11.5 million = 155 million<br />

b. Unemployment Rate = Unemployed ÷ Labor Force = 11.5 million ÷ 155 million<br />

= .074 or 7.4%<br />

Answer to Think Like an Economist:<br />

The new law is likely to increase unemployment among young workers. While making it more<br />

difficult and costly to fire young workers may cause some young workers to keep their jobs who<br />

would otherwise be fired, employers will be more hesitant to hire young workers in the first place.<br />

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Inflation and Unemployment 4 - 16

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