Neco Model Questions Vol1 2025 Economics Question 40

Practice objective / multiple choice question 40 from the 2025 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2025 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 40 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2025 • ECONOMICS • objective

In a country with a labour force of 8 million, the unemployment rate is 14 %. Of the unemployed, 30 % are frictionally unemployed, 40 % are structurally unemployed and the remainder are cyclically unemployed. Calculate (a) the number of cyclically unemployed persons, and (b) the cyclical unemployment rate as a percentage of the total labour force.

Answer Options

A. 504,000 persons; 6.3 %
B. 420,000 persons; 5.3 %
Correct Answer C. 336,000 persons; 4.2 %
D. 280,000 persons; 3.5 %
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
336,000 persons; 4.2 %

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2025 Economics Question 40. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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