Unemployment bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Employed plus unemployed.

   Item

   Labor force

2. Clue

   Jobless and actively looking.

   Item

   Unemployed

3. Clue

   Not working, not looking.

   Item

   Out of LF

4. Clue

   Follows the business cycle.

   Item

   Lagging

5. Clue

   Part-timers wanting full time.

   Item

   Hidden

6. Clue

   Gave up the search.

   Item

   Discouraged

7. Clue

   Share of adults in labor force.

   Item

   Participation

8. Clue

   147,000 employers asked.

   Item

   Payroll survey

9. Clue

   Monthly household survey since 1940.

   Item

   CPS

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation