Posted: May 11, 2020
Hi to those completing the credit - we are skipping ahead to outcome 4.3 this week, as it considers the unemployment rate, and the scary numbers for April were just published this weekend. To understand what that rate means, and how it is calculated, please read through the PowerPoint posted below (called “Unemployment Rate”) that outlines how it is calculated, who is included, types of unemployment, and what is considered full employment.
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MMake notes, especially, on the types of unemployment, and on who is included in the unemployment rate.
3) Read through the CBC News article )“Canada Lost Nearly 2 Million Jobs…….), and complete the assignment posted below.
1) https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-jobs-april-1.5561001
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 unemployment_rate.pptx | 112.72 KB |
 economics_120_outcome_4.3.docx | 13.26 KB |