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Economics Words

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unemployed   show
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employed   show
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show The number of employed plus unemployed people age 16 and over.  
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unemployment rate   show
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show The number of employed people divided by the working age population.  
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marginally attached workers   show
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"discouraged workers"   show
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show The unemployment rate that only includes people unemployment 15 weeks or longer, as published by the BLS  
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U2   show
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show The official unemployment rate published by the BLS.  
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show The unemployment rate that adds discouraged workers to the official unemployment rate, as published in BLS.  
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U5   show
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show The most all-inclusive measure of unemployment as published by the BLS. Includes all those listed U1-U5 plus those who are employed part time because of economic reasons.  
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show Voluntary unemployment that occurs when a person enters the labor force and looks for a job.  
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structural unemployment   show
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creative destructure   show
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cyclical unemployment   show
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show The level of employment that exists when the economy is being productively efficient.  
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show The rate of unemployment that exists when there is no cyclical unemployment present in the economy.  
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labor force participation rate   show
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efficiency wages   show
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