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What is the main job of 'Oshiyas' in Japan?
According to the statistics provided, what was the unemployment rate in Malaysia in 2021?
What should an individual understand in order to interpret a country's unemployment rate?
What is the formula for the labor force?
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What does full employment mean?
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What is the total number of employed workers if there are 300 full-time workers, 500 part-time workers, and x unemployed workers?
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What does the unemployment rate express?
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If 10 people are actively looking for jobs in Country B and 2 of them have opened a food stall this month, what are the initial and new unemployment rates assuming a labor force of 500 people?
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If Country Z has an unemployment rate of 5.8% and 18,500 people unemployed, how many people are employed in the country?
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If there are 325,000 employed people and 20,000 unemployed people in a country, what is the unemployment rate?
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Study Notes
Labor Force and Unemployment
- Oshiyas' job in Japan: Not specified in the provided text.
Unemployment Rate
- Unemployment rate in Malaysia in 2021: 2021 (statistic not provided).
- Interpreting a country's unemployment rate: An individual should understand the number of people actively looking for jobs, labor force, and employed workers to interpret a country's unemployment rate.
Labor Force Formula
- Labor force formula: Not specified in the provided text.
Full Employment and Unemployment Rate
- Full employment: Not specified in the provided text.
- Unemployment rate expression: The unemployment rate expresses the percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Unemployment Rate Calculations
- Total employed workers: If there are 300 full-time workers, 500 part-time workers, and x unemployed workers, the total number of employed workers is 300 + 500 = 800.
- Initial and new unemployment rates: If 10 people are actively looking for jobs in Country B and 2 of them open a food stall, the initial unemployment rate is 10/500 = 2%, and the new unemployment rate is 8/500 = 1.6%.
- Employed people in Country Z: If Country Z has an unemployment rate of 5.8% and 18,500 people unemployed, the number of employed people is (100% - 5.8%) of the total labor force, which is unknown.
- Unemployment rate in a country: If there are 325,000 employed people and 20,000 unemployed people in a country, the unemployment rate is 20,000 / (325,000 + 20,000) = 5.8%.
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Description
This quiz challenges your understanding of the unemployment rate in Malaysia based on given statistics. It requires interpreting the data and determining whether Malaysia is fully employed.
