Title: QUIZ: Measuring Unemployment Module
Course: Kelly's Copy and Export Course > Section: Measuring Unemployment Module

Q: Which agency provides key employment data, including the unemployment rate?
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Commerce Department
- National Bureau of Economic Research
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
A: Bureau of Labor Statistics
If right: That is correct!
If wrong: That is incorrect. The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides key employment data, including the unemployment rate.

Q: The unemployment rate is calculated as
- the number of people receiving unemployment benefits as a percent of the total labor force.
- the number of unemployed as a percent of the total labor force.
- the number of unemployed as a percent of the total population.
- the number of people receiving unemployment benefits as a percent of the total population.
A: the number of unemployed as a percent of the total labor force.
If right: That is correct!
If wrong: That is incorrect. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent of the total labor force.

Q: Reports on employment and unemployment are generated through surveys of______
- fifty percent of households in each large city.
- approximately one-half of all households in the U.S. each month.
- a representative sample of households.
- all households in the U.S. each month.
A: a representative sample of households.
If right: That is correct!
If wrong: That is incorrect. Reports on employment and unemployment are generated through surveys of a representative sample of households.

Q: The civilian labor force includes
- the sum of all employed and all unemployed people.
- all working people not in the military.
- the sum of all employed people.
- the sum of all people not in the military and all unemployed people.
A: the sum of all employed and all unemployed people.
If right: That is correct!
If wrong: That is incorrect. The civilian labor force includes the sum of all employed and all unemployed people.

Q: The national unemployment rate identifies
- which industries are experiencing stable employment.
- the percentage of the labor force not presently working but seeking a job.
- reasons for job loss over time.
- the number of individuals who have lost their jobs in a given period of time.
A: the percentage of the labor force not presently working but seeking a job.
If right: That is correct!
If wrong: That is incorrect. The national unemployment rate identifies the percentage of the labor force not presently working but seeking a job.

Q: Charice, an 18-year-old student at the local community college, also works as a barista at a coffee shop on the weekends. She is
- in the labor force and employed.
- in the labor force and unemployed.
- out of the labor force.
- cannot be determined
A: in the labor force and employed.
If right: That is correct!
If wrong: That is incorrect. Charice works at a coffee shop, so she is in the labor force and employed.

Q: Ulas has worked as a web application developer at a large firm since graduating college. Recently, the firm downsized, and as a result Ulas lost his job. He is currently applying for jobs and has an interview next week. He is
- in the labor force and employed.
- in the labor force and unemployed.
- out of the labor force.
- cannot be determined
A: in the labor force and unemployed.
If right: That is correct!
If wrong: That is incorrect. Because he is actively applying for jobs, he is in the labor force and unemployed.

Q: Jacinda recently had twin boys. Her husband has a good job, so she has decided to be a full-time mother to her boys until they start school. She is
- in the labor force and employed.
- in the labor force and unemployed.
- out of the labor force.
- cannot be determined
A: out of the labor force.
If right: That is correct!
If wrong: That is incorrect. Because Jacinda is not employed nor actively looking for a job, she is considered to be out of the labor force.