Suppose that employment websites enable job -seekers
to find suitable jobs more quickly. What effect will
this have on the unemployment rate over time? Also
suppose that these websites encourage job -seekers who
had given up their searches to begin looking again.
What effect will this have on the unemployment rate?
Q92: In which of the following cases would the worker be
counted as unemployed? Explain.
a.
Rosa, an older worker, has been laid off and gave up
looking for work months ago.
b.
Anthony, a schoolteacher, is not working during his
three-month summer break.
c.
Grace, an investment banker, has been laid off and is
currently searching for another position.
d.
Sergio, a classically trained musician, can only find
work playing for local parties.
e.
Natasha, a graduate student, went back to school
because jobs were scarce.