Discouraged Workers and the Economy: Assignment – Assignment 2

Summary

Discouraged workers are jobless people who have stopped looking for work. This document looks at how counting them as unemployed affects the economy. Students see how this affects unemployment types, the federal deficit and the national debt.

Discouraged workers and unemployment types

Discouraged workers are jobless people who have stopped looking for work. This part asks which type of unemployment they fit into. It asks about recessions and economic expansions. It asks for examples.

Unemployment types

Cyclical unemployment is when there are more workers than jobs. Structural unemployment is when workers' skills do not match employers' needs. Frictional unemployment is when workers move between jobs.

Discouraged workers and the federal deficit

This part asks how counting discouraged workers affects the federal deficit. It asks how it affects the national debt. It asks for examples to support the conclusions.

Federal deficit and national debt

The federal deficit is the difference between what the government spends and what it earns. The national debt is the total amount the government owes. This part explains how they are different.

Key terms

Discouraged workers

Jobless people who have stopped looking for work.

Cyclical unemployment

When there are more workers than jobs.

Structural unemployment

When workers' skills do not match employers' needs.

Frictional unemployment

When workers move between jobs.

Federal deficit

The difference between what the government spends and what it earns.

National debt

The total amount the government owes.

Questions this document helps with

• What are discouraged workers?
• How does counting discouraged workers affect unemployment types?
• How does counting discouraged workers affect the federal deficit?

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