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1) The Economy cannot be considered fully employed unless the measured unemployment rate is below 1%. Agree or disagree and explain your answer in a paragraph. What is the current actual u-rate for the US economy as of May Data for 2019? Is this unemployment rate below or above or equal to u-rate at full employment (usually called natural rate of unemployment or NAIRU)? 4pts
2) A) Why would you expect the inflation rate to accelerate if the actual unemployment rate declined to a level lower than the "full employment" unemployment rate (NAIRU) and remained at that low level for a year or longer? Explain your answer in a few sentences. 3pts .
B) Draw an AS/AD diagram illustrating your answer to part (A) and refer to the current state of the economy of the US to compare in this context. Be sure to label all lines and axes in your diagram clearly. 3pts
3) Between Q1, 2016 and Q2, 2018 measured Output in the non- farm business sector increased by 3.6%. During this time period the unemployment rate fell from 4.6% to 3.7% and total hours worked in the nonfarm business sector increased by 3.8%. What was the % rate of change in labor productivity over the year? Explain your answer briefly. (Hint: Labor productivity = Y/Labor hours; RGDP growth rate = Labor productivity growth plus and Labor Force Growth rate. No need to use u-rate changes for this question)