Worksheet4-UnemploymentandInflationINSTRUCTIONS.docx

Worksheet 3- Unemployment and InflationName: Claudia Pena

Directions:

Go to the CIA Fact Book, and look up the country Austrailia

1. What is the current unemployment rate in your country? _____________%

2. What is the size of the labor force? __________________________

3. You can ‘solve’ for the number of people who are unemployed using High School math. Since the Unemployment Rate = (Number Unemployed/Labor Force), you can plug the unemployment rate (written as a decimal) and Labor Force and solve for the number of people who are unemployed. Show your work below . # Unemployed = _____________________

4. Calculate the Labor Force Participation Rate by dividing the Labor Force by the Total Population. Show your work below . Labor Force Participation Rate= ___________%

5. Look up the Inflation Rate. Inflation rate is __________%

6. Suppose a loaf of bread cost $1 today. How much would you expect the bread to cost next year, with the inflation rate given in your previous answer. Show your work . Cost=$___________