The tree diagram below shows the structure of a country's labour force or 'working-age population'. The total population of the country in 1995 was about 3.4 million. The Labour Force Structure year ended 31 March 1995 (000s)1 1. Numbers of people are given in thousands (000s). 2. The working-age population is defined as people between the ages of 15 and 65. 3. People 'Not in labour force' are those not actively seeking work and/or not available for work. Source: D. Miller, Form 6 Economics, ESA Publications, Box 9453, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand, p. 64. Use the information about a country's labour force shown above to answer the questions below. Non MCQ Questions: 1. How many people of working age were not in the labour force? (Write the number of people, not the percentage.) 2. In which part of the tree diagram, if any, would each of the people listed in the table below be included? Show your answer by placing a cross in the correct box in the table. The first one has been done for you. A part-time waiter, aged 35 'In labour force: employed' 'In labour force: unemployed' 'Not in labour force' Not included in any categoryyy A business woman, aged 43, who works a sixtyhour week A full-time student, aged 21 A man, aged 28, who recently sold his shop and is looking for work A woman, aged 55, who has never worked or wanted to work outside the home A grandmother, aged 80, who still works a few hours a day at the family's market stall 3. Suppose that information about the labour force was presented in a tree diagram like this every year. Listed below are four features of the tree diagram. Show whether or not you would expect these features to change from year to year, by circling either 'Change' or 'No change'. The first one has been done for you. Features of Tree Diagram - Answer The labels in each box (e.g. 'In labour force') Change / No change The percentages (e.g. '64.2%') Change / No change The numbers (e.g. '2656.5') Change / No change The footnotes under the tree diagram Change / No change
The tree diagram below shows the structure of a country's labour force or 'working-age population'.
The total population of the country in 1995 was about 3.4 million.
The Labour Force Structure year ended 31 March 1995 (000s)1
1. Numbers of people are given in thousands (000s). 2. The working-age population is defined as people between the ages of 15 and 65. 3. People 'Not in labour force' are those not actively seeking work and/or not available for work. Source: D. Miller, Form 6 Economics, ESA Publications, Box 9453, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand, p. 64.
Use the information about a country's labour force shown above to answer the questions below.
Non MCQ Questions:
1. How many people of working age were not in the labour force? (Write the number of people, not the percentage.)
2. In which part of the tree diagram, if any, would each of the people listed in the table below be included?
Show your answer by placing a cross in the correct box in the table.
The first one has been done for you.
A part-time waiter, aged 35 'In labour force: employed' 'In labour force: unemployed' 'Not in labour force' Not included in any categoryyy A business woman, aged 43, who works a sixtyhour week A full-time student, aged 21 A man, aged 28, who recently sold his shop and is looking for work A woman, aged 55, who has never worked or wanted to work outside the home A grandmother, aged 80, who still works a few hours a day at the family's market stall
3. Suppose that information about the labour force was presented in a tree diagram like this every year.
Listed below are four features of the tree diagram. Show whether or not you would expect these features to change from year to year, by circling either 'Change' or 'No change'. The first one has been done for you.
Features of Tree Diagram - Answer The labels in each box (e.g. 'In labour force') Change / No change The percentages (e.g. '64.2%') Change / No change The numbers (e.g. '2656.5') Change / No change The footnotes under the tree diagram Change / No change
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