"Australia has aimed to achieve full employment by implementing various employment and labor market programs". Achieving full employment would indicate that: A. Everyone in the Australian economy has a job. B. There is no unemployment in the economy. c. Australia has reached the level of employment where all workers are fully utilized, and there is no cyclical unemployment. D. Only a small percentage of the Australian workforce is unemployed.

"Australia has aimed to achieve full employment by implementing various employment and labor market programs". Achieving full employment would indicate that: A. Everyone in the Australian economy has a job. B. There is no unemployment in the economy. c. Australia has reached the level of employment where all workers are fully utilized, and there is no cyclical unemployment. D. Only a small percentage of the Australian workforce is unemployed.

Exploring Economics

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Author:Robert L. Sexton

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Chapter18: Introduction To Macroeconomics: Unemployment, Inflation, And Economic Fluctuations

Section: Chapter Questions

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