Suppose that due to a poor economy, 1 million workers lost their jobs, causing the unemployment rate to increase to 10%. After a few months of searching, 300,000 of these unemployed workers give up looking for work. How would the decision by these 300,000 people affect the unemployment rate, all else equal?
A) The unemployment rate would remain unchanged.
B) There is not enough information to answer this question.
C) The unemployment rate would increase.
D) The unemployment rate would decrease.
Ans: D) The unemployment rate would decrease.
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a. Changes in relative interest rates. b. Changes in expectations of future exchange rates. c. Changes in relative prices. d. Changes in economic conditions such as relative GDPs. e. None of the above.