plumiLow unemployment: OCR GCSE Economics questions
Every OCR GCSE Economics exam question on 3.2 Low unemployment, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 21 questions on Low unemployment, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q2 (1 mark): The claimant count: A cannot be used to measure the rate of unemployment B includes people receiving jobseeker’s allowance C measures the different causes of un
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q3 (1 mark): What is the most likely cause of structural unemployment? A Different jobs are available in the summer B High levels of occupational immobility C Increased migr
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q12 (1 mark): What is not a cost of unemployment for individuals? A Loss of self-esteem B Lower standard of living C Higher direct taxes D Waste of labour resources [1]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q21(a) (2 marks): Using Extract 1, explain the trend in the UK unemployment rate between 2008 and 2011. [2]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q21(b) (2 marks): Using Extract 1, calculate the unemployment rate in Northern Ireland. Show your working. Answer [2]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q21(c) (6 marks): Using the information in Extract 1, analyse how the changes in the UK unemployment rate between 2011 and 2018 might have affected the government’s budget. [6]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q21(d)(i) (2 marks): Explain what is meant by structural unemployment. [2]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q21(d)(ii) (2 marks): State two other types of unemployment. 1 2 [2]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q21(d)(iii) (6 marks): (iii)* Evaluate the consequences of unemployment for producers in the North East of England. Use the information given in Extract 1 and your own knowledge. [6]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q1 (1 mark): The claimant count measure of unemployment will include A all individuals receiving jobseeker’s allowance B all individuals who are looking for a job C all indi
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q2 (1 mark): What is most likely to cause frictional unemployment? A A delay in workers being able to start new jobs B A high level of occupational mobility C A permanent de
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q7 (1 mark): What may not be a cost of unemployment for a government? A A budget deficit B A decrease in revenue from VAT C A higher level of crime D A lower rate of inflati
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q9 (1 mark): In 2022 a country’s population was 52.5 million. 8.5 million were under the age of 18 and the workforce was 31.5 million. What was the country’s unemployment ra
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q1 (1 mark): The claimant count is a method of measuring A distribution of income B economic growth C inflation D unemployment [1]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q4 (1 mark): Female Unemployment Rates (%) for the United Kingdom and Italy 2006–2019 15.0 12.5 Italy 10.0 Percentage 7.5 (%) 5.0 United Kingdom 2.5 0.0 2006 2008 2010 2012
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q7 (1 mark): Which of the following would be classified as being unemployed? A A father who chooses to stay at home to look after a child B A full-time student who sometimes
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q11 (1 mark): Jane lives in a UK seaside holiday resort. When the resort is busy, she works selling ice creams on the seafront. The rest of the year she is unemployed. This t
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q2 (1 mark): Unemployment as a result of a long-term change in technology is called A cyclical unemployment B frictional unemployment C seasonal unemployment D structural un
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q3 (1 mark): Plumrith has a population of 1000 of whom 800 people are in the labour force and 200 people are unemployed. The unemployment rate is: A 20% B 25% C 60% D 80% [1
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q5 (1 mark): An increase in the level of unemployment benefit is most likely to A increase labour market flexibility B increase the quantity of labour supplied C reduce the
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q6 (1 mark): Which of the following is the most likely cost to central government of a high level of unemployment? A Encouraging the unemployed to move B Higher taxes for th
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