A 63-year-old electrician lost their job three weeks ago and has no paid work. Since then, the electrician has applied for several vacancies and has volunteered, unpaid, for four hours a week at a local charity. Medical treatment means that the electrician cannot start work for the next eight weeks.
Which detail means that the electrician should not be counted as unemployed?
Having been out of work for only three weeks
Being 63 years old and so close to retirement age
Being unable to start work for the next eight weeks
Volunteering, unpaid, for four hours each week
189 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 2.2 Government objectives, covering 2.2.1a The main economic objectives, 2.2.1b Conflicts between government objectives, 2.2.1c Other objectives and ethical considerations, 2.2.2a The significance of economic growth, 2.2.2b Causes, costs, benefits and policies for growth, 2.2.2c GDP measures and calculations, 2.2.3a Measuring employment and unemployment, 2.2.3b Types and causes of unemployment, 2.2.3c Consequences and policies for unemployment, 2.2.4a What inflation is, 2.2.4b Measuring inflation with the CPI, 2.2.4c Causes, consequences and control of inflation, 2.2.5a Balance of trade and balance of payments, 2.2.5b Current account surpluses and deficits, 2.2.5c Policies to influence the balance of payments, 2.2.6a Income and wealth inequality in the UK, 2.2.6b Causes and consequences of inequality, and 2.2.6c Redistributing income and wealth. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.