Economic Performance (AQA A-Level Economics): Flashcards

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Employment and Unemployment
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UK's main unemployment measure

Labour Force Survey (LFS)

Full employment meaning

Everyone wanting work at prevailing wage can find employment

Involuntary unemployment

Workers willing to work at current wage but can't find jobs

Frictional unemployment

Short-term 'between jobs' unemployment

Structural unemployment

Long-term unemployment from declining industries

Cyclical unemployment alternative names

Keynesian unemployment or demand-deficient unemployment

Natural rate of unemployment (NRU)

Frictional + structural unemployment at equilibrium

Real wages

Purchasing power of nominal/money wage

Four main types of unemployment

Frictional, structural, cyclical, seasonal

Unemployment type addressed by demand-side policies

Cyclical unemployment

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