Unemployment Flashcards

1
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Working age population?

A

16-64

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2
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What’s is the active population

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People of working age who are able to work and actively seeking work or actively working

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3
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What is inactive population

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People of working age who aren’t able to work / not actively seeking work

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4
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Define unemployment

A

When someone is able to work and is actively seeking work but not working

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5
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How do you calculate unemployment rate

A

Unemployment level/active population X 100

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6
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What is the unemployment level

A

The number of people who are unemployed

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7
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How do you calculate the activity / participation rate

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Active population / working age population X 100

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8
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How do you calculate employment rate

A

Employment level/ working age population X 100

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11
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Why might unemployment rate fall

A

A decrease in the number of unemployed people or an increase in the economically active population

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12
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How could unemployment level increase without affecting the employment level

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If there was an increase in immigration

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13
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Why might unemployment rate fall

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A decrease in the number of unemployed people or an increase in the economically active population

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14
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Why is the ILO limited

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Only serves 80000 households out of 27 million so does not give an accurate estimate of unemployment across the uk

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15
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Why is the claimant count limited

A

Not everyone who is unemployed will claim benefits
Will underestimate unemployment

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16
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How is real wage unemployment shown on a labour market diagram

A

Wages are above the equilibrium creating excess supply of labour

17
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What is real wage / classical unemployment

A

When the wage is above equilibrium wage which creates excess supply of labour = Unemployment

18
Q

Why would wages stay abouve equilibrium price and not decrease

A

The govt made it illegal to pay workers the equilibrium price
National minimum wage

19
Q

What else may push wages above the equilibrium

A

Trade unions

20
Q

What is demand deficient / cyclical unemployment

A

When there is not enough demand in the economy causing firms to reduce their demand for labour firing workers creating unemployment

21
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When does structural unemployment occur

A

When the structure of the economy changes and jobs shift from pre sector to another

22
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2 reasons for structural unemployment

A

Occupational immobility
Geographical immobility

23
Q

What is occupational immobility

A

When workers cant move between different jobs because they lack the skills needed

24
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What does occupational immobility lead to

A

Structural unemployment because the economy has changed structure

25
Q

How can the government intervene to help with structural unemployment

A

Education
Training
Apprenticeships

26
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What is occupational immobility

A

When workers cant move between different jobs because they lack skills needed

27
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What is geographical immobility

A

When workers struggle to move location to fill new jobs

28
Q

How can governments reduce geographical immobility

A

Using employment subsidies or transport improvements

29
Q

How is cyclical unemplyment shown on an ad-as diagram

A

Left shift in aggregate demand

30
Q

What is frictional unemployment

A

Temporal unemployment whilst job searching

31
Q

What is seasonal unemployment

A

When people are unemployed due to seasonal changes

33
Q

What is hysterisis

A

When a recession causes long-lasting effects which persist after the economy comes out of recession