Unemployment And Its Solutions Jamb Economics Past Questions

Question 1

The group of unemployed members of a community who are physically handicapped or disable, is generally classified under unemployment as?

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  • A. frictional
  • B. cyclical
  • C. residual
  • D. hidden
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Question 2

There is unemployment of resources when production is

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  • A. within the production possibility curve
  • B. outside the production possibility curve
  • C. along the production possibility curve
  • D. adequate to meet market demand
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Question 3

The type of unemployment found among workers who leave their jobs in search of other jobs is termed

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  • A. seasonal unemployment
  • B. structural unemployment
  • C. frictional unemployment
  • D. cyclical unemployment
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Question 4

Local firms can help in reducing unemployment in a country when

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  • A. land acquisition becomes centralized
  • B. imports of substitutes are reduced
  • C. waste in the firm is eliminated
  • D. subsidies to firms are decreased
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Question 5

The number of people who are qualified to work and who offer themselves for employment is called____________?

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  • A. Migrant labour
  • B. Working population
  • C. Labor turnover
  • D. Mobility of Labour
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