O-LevelEconomicsGovernment and the macroeconomy2281/12 · Oct/Nov 2018 · Q231 Mark

A country experienced its usual August increase in the rate of unemployment. Unfortunately this was followed by the loss of jobs resulting from the regular downturn in global economic activity. Which types of unemployment occurred?

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Acyclical; structural

Bfrictional; seasonal

Cseasonal; cyclical

Dstructural; frictional

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C: seasonal; cyclical

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Topic: Government and the macroeconomy, O-Level Economics (syllabus 2281). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 23.

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A country experienced its usual August increase in the rate of unemployment. Unfortunately this was followed by the loss of jobs resulting from the regular downturn in global economic activity. Which types of unemployment occurred?

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