2.2.3 Unemployment Calculator

Use the following information to experiment with unemployment figures. See if you can explain how the unemployment rate can change without having an effect on the employment rate.

Working-Age Population

Labour Force

Employed:

Unemployed:

Economically Inactive

Economically Inactive:

Total Population:

Total Labour Force:

Unemployment Rate: ÷ = %

Employment Rate: ÷ = %