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is the state of not having a job.

are the amount of money a person regularly receives for their job (usually over aweek).

is a fixed amount of money that you receive from your employer, usually every month.

is an extra amount of money that you are given, especially because you have worked hard.

is the activity of trying to find a job.

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What is the unemployment rate?

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The unemployment rate is a measure of the privilege of unemployment.

The unemployment rate is a measure of the spread of unemployment.

The unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment.

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How is the unemployment rate calculated?

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It is calculated as a percentage by multiplying the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labour force.

It is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labour force.

It is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of employed individuals by all individuals currently out ofjobs.

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When does an economy experience a relatively high unemployment rate?

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During periods of recession, an economy usually experiences a relatively high unemployment rate.

During periods of economic boom, an economy usually experiences a relatively high unemployment rate.

During periods of wars and conflicts, an economy usually experiences a relatively high unemployment rate.

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How is an unemployed person defined?

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An unemployed person is defined as someone who does not have a job but rejects all job proposals he gets.

An unemployed person is defined as someone who does not have a job and is not actively seeking work.

An unemployed person is defined as someone who does not have a job but is actively seeking work.

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How many people will become unemployed worldwide in the next two years?

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Less than 3 million people will become unemployed worldwide in the next two years.

More than 2 million people will become unemployed worldwide in the next two years.

More than 3 million people will become unemployed worldwide in the next two years.

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In order to qualify as unemployed for official and statistical measurement, the individual …, of the officially designated 'working age' and actively searching for a position.

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must be without employment, willing and able to work

must be with employment, willing and able to work

must be without employment, and not willing and being able to work

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… tend to be higher than the adult rates in every country in the world.

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The middle-aged population unemployment rates

Youth employment rates

Youth unemployment rates

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Nowadays unemployment is ……which refuses to go away.

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a cultural and social problem 

a political and social solution

a political and social problem

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How well people cope with unemployment depends largely … .

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on the social and institutional support hardly available to them

on the support of family and friends, the social and institutional support available to them

on the social and institutional support mainly

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Levels of unemployment vary not only in different countries but also … .

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throughout one country, different gender and age groups

throughout one country, at the same time being stable in different gender and age groups

throughout one country, different gender but not through age groups

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