Neco 2017 Economics Question 39

Practice objective / multiple choice question 39 from the 2017 Neco Economics examination.

Neco 2017 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 39 NECO • 2017 • ECONOMICS • objective

In a country with a labour force of 10 million, the current unemployment rate is 12%. Of the unemployed, 2% of the labour force are frictionally unemployed and 3% are structurally unemployed. Calculate the number of people who are cyclically unemployed and express this as a percentage of the total labour force.

Answer Options

A. 0.5 million people (5% of the labour force)
B. 0.9 million people (9% of the labour force)
C. 1.0 million people (10% of the labour force)
Correct Answer D. 0.7 million people (7% of the labour force)
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
0.7 million people (7% of the labour force)

About This Question

This is Neco 2017 Economics Question 39. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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