Given the following data, what is the natural rate of unemployment? Structural UE = 3% Seasonal UE = 1/2% Frictional UE = 2% Cyclical UE = -3%
Ans.1. =
Natural rate of unemployment = (Fractionally Unemployed + Structurally Unemployed) ÷ Labour Force
= (2% + 3%) ÷ 8.5%
= 5% ÷ 8.5%
=
0.5882%
Labour Force = Economically Active Population (Employed or Unemployed)
= Fractionally UE +
Structurally UE + Seasonal UE + Cyclical
UE
= 2% + 3% + 1/2% + 3%
=
8.5%
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