In a recession, the cyclical rate of unemployment: is negative is zero is positive equals the natural rate of unemployment
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The rate of unemployment when the economy is not in recession, meaning it is producing full-potential GDP, is called the natural rate of unemployment (u*). If the rate of unemployment is below this, the economy is experiencing cyclical unemployment.
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The natural unemployment rate _______.A) Is the unemployment rate when there is no cyclical unemploymentB. is greater than the actual rate of unemploymentC. is equal to the number of people cyclically unemployed divided by the number in the labor forceD. is equal to the difference between the forecasted unemployment rate and the actual unemployment rate
The natural rate of unemployment is the normal level of unemployment that exists without government intervention in an economy in the long run, in an economy with a high labor force participation rate, and in an economy in the short run.
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