Question #81

If more people flow out of employment into unemployment than flow into employment from unemployment in any month, then the unemployment rate will

• rise because less people have work than in the last period.
• fall because the labour force declines as employment falls.
• cannot tell because we do not know what the flows between the labour force and non-participation were.

Answer #795

Answer: cannot tell because we do not know what the flows between the labour force and non-participation were.

Explanation

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