Worker
Worker: a person engaged in an economic activity that contributes to production of goods or services
Employment and Unemployment MCQ — Class 12
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Workforce
Workforce: the total number of persons actually engaged in productive economic activity
Workforce participation rate
Workforce participation rate: the proportion of the population that is actually working
Self-employed worker
Self-employed worker: a worker operating own account or family enterprise rather than working for a separate employer for wages or salary
Regular salaried employee
Regular salaried employee: a hired worker receiving wages or salary on a regular basis under an employment arrangement
Casual wage worker
Casual wage worker: a hired worker engaged on a casual or short-term basis and paid according to work or time without regular job security
Jobless growth
Jobless growth: a situation where output grows without a proportionate increase in employment opportunities
Casualisation of workforce
Casualisation of workforce: a rising share or significance of casual employment relative to more secure forms of work
Informalisation of workforce
Informalisation of workforce: a growing share of workers operating without the security and formal protections associated with organised employment
Disguised unemployment
Disguised unemployment: a situation where more workers are engaged than necessary so the marginal contribution of some workers is approximately zero
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1. Which concept best matches this situation? A farmer, factory employee or self-employed shopkeeper contributes to production.
- Workforce
- Worker
- Self-employed worker
- Jobless growth
Check answer and explanation
Worker. Worker: a person engaged in an economic activity that contributes to production of goods or services
2. Which concept best matches this situation? All employed persons in the economy are counted in the workforce.
- Workforce participation rate
- Regular salaried employee
- Workforce
- Casualisation of workforce
Check answer and explanation
Workforce. Workforce: the total number of persons actually engaged in productive economic activity
3. Which concept best matches this situation? Workforce is compared with total population to measure participation.
- Self-employed worker
- Casual wage worker
- Informalisation of workforce
- Workforce participation rate
Check answer and explanation
Workforce participation rate. Workforce participation rate: the proportion of the population that is actually working
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