Description Paper suggestions: -Europe and the US are quite broad. It would be better if we could look at more specific countries. For instance, in Europe, not all countries have low unemployment for the same reasons or low unemployment at all due to their contrasting laws and policies. Therefore, choosing a few countries would help […]
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Identify at least two changes to the Unemployment Insurance Policy that were instituted in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Description Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics website ( and identify the national unemployment rate. How do you interpret this rate? Next, read about the Unemployment Insurance in the chapter on Unemployment. Identify at least two changes to the Unemployment Insurance Policy that were instituted in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 crisis. You […]
Explain policies put forth by the government to curb inflation/deflation/unemployment.
Description The Task · You are a journalist and you have to write a report for a newspaper on the impact of inflation, deflation or unemployment on the economy of a chosen country · You can choose any country where these issues have arisen in the past 5 years. · Your research question should be […]
List the four types of unemployment. Under each one give a brief example, from your work-life, or the work life of someone you know, of experiencing that particular type of unemployment.Explain.
List the four types of unemployment. Under each one give a brief example, from your work-life, or the work life of someone you know, of experiencing that particular type of unemployment. Make sure that your explanation is detailed enough so it is clear to the reader which type of unemployment you were experiencing.
What other shifts in the labor market could affect the unemployment percentage in this way?
Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in June 2010 employment declined by 125,000 workers while at the same time the unemployment rate declined to 9.5%. The unemployment rate formula is as follows: ((the number of people unemployed)/(labor force) x 100). Logically, if the number of people working decreases and the unemployment percentage rate also decreases, […]
Explain the type of unemployment that each of these individuals is facing and explain which of these individuals qualifies for unemployment benefits
Here are four individuals telling you their stories of how they became unemployed. In a multi-paragraph essay, apply the theories of unemployment to explain the type of unemployment that each of these individuals is facing and explain which of these individuals qualifies for unemployment benefits: Two months ago, Marcelle used to work full time in […]
