Notation u = unemployment rate = actual unemployment nru = natural rate of unemployment Q = output = actual output = real GDP = GDP Qf = potential output = potential GDP = full-employment GDP A1. In the United States currently, u is 6.7 percent, while nru is 4.4 percent. All of (a) to (h) relate to this economy. f) How much of nru is cyclical? (g) How much of u is frictional and structural together? (h) How much of u is cyclical? Explain your answers.
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So, the cyclical unemployment rate can be calculated as: Cyclical unemployment rate = u - nru Cyclical unemployment rate = 6.7% - 4.4% Cyclical unemployment rate = 2.3% Show more…
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