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Unemployment !

1. Calculate the unemployment rate in the country of France, where there is a total labor force
of 30,117,166, and where there are 3,364,000 unemployed people. !

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2. Which group in South Korea has the highest unemployment rate: men or women? What
are the unemployment rates for these groups?!

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Give some reasons why the group you selected above has a higher unemployment rate.!

4. Which group in South Korea has the highest unemployment rate: people ages 18-30, or
people ages 31-50? What are the unemployment rates for these groups? (If the age ranges
are too specific, you may alter them - just be sure to compare young people and older
people).!

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Give some reasons why the group you selected above has a higher unemployment rate.!

6. Research the five college majors with the highest unemployment rate. (List them here).!

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Research the five college majors with the highest employment rate. (List them here).!

8. Identify a group of people in South Korea who have a higher unemployment rate than the
national average (do not select a group mentioned above). Explain why this group is
experiencing high unemployment right now.!

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9. What is the difference between structural and frictional unemployment?