Unemployment Preassessment

The unemployment rate measures the percentage of Americans that are currently not working.

• True

• False

An entrepreneur with a struggling, but open, small business is counted as employed.

• True

• False

Someone that works part time is counted as fully employed.

• True

• False

Active military personnel are counted as employed.

• True

• False

A recently graduated college student waiting to start their first accepted job is counted as employed.

• True

• False

The incarcerated population is not counted in unemployment statistics.

• True

• False

An 18 year old high school cash only babysitter is counted as employed.

• True

• False

A 15 year old high school student (with working papers) employed by Lowe's is not counted in the unemployment rate.

• True

• Fasle

A person that quits one job and has to wait two weeks to start their new one is counted as employed.

• True

• False

A person that gives up looking for work after searching for 4 weeks is counted as unemployed.

• True

• False