Chapter 11 Labor Forces

QUESTION

1. Japan’s
“jobs-for-life” culture is rapidly disappearing, and many part-time
and temporary jobs are being created in that country.
True False

2. A
benefit of the large domestic population base in China is that economic growth
is not constrained by a shortage of talented people.
True False

3. Labor
quantity refers to the attitudes, education, and skills of available
employees.
True False

4. Labor
quality refers to the number of available employees with the skills to meet an
employer’s business needs.
True False

5. In
2008, 27 percent of the world’s 6.7 billion inhabitants were under the age of
15.
True False

6. In
2008, approximately 43 percent of the world’s 15- to 24-year-olds lived in
Europe and the United States.
True False

7. Countries
that have admitted large numbers of immigrants-such as the United States, the
United Kingdom, Canada, and Russia – are projected to have continued population
growth due to the often-younger age and higher birthrates of the immigrant
populations.
True False

8. Industry
is the largest sector for labor force employment in most of the nations of the
world, exceeding the proportion employed in either agriculture or
services.
True False

9. In
2006, 14 percent of the world’s population was aged 65 or older.
True False

10. In
2008, more than half of the world’s population was urban.
True False

11. The
level of urbanization is higher in developing countries, which have been
urbanizing at a rate four times faster than developed countries from 1975 to
2005.
True False

12. Of
the 3.1 billion people classified as working in 2008, about 1.4 billion of them
do not earn enough to enable themselves and their families to rise above the
$2-per-person-per-day poverty level.
True False

13. The
highest levels of unemployment are found in Africa and the Middle East.
True False

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