working age people who are neither in employment, nor unemployed, and so are not part of the labour force
2 of 18
Labour force participation rate
the proportion of working age people who are economically active
3 of 18
Employment rate
the proportion of working-age people who are in work
4 of 18
G8
the group of major economies consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian the UK and USA
5 of 18
Part-time workers
people working less than 30 hours per week
6 of 18
Temporary work
casual work, seasonal work, working for employment agencies, fixed-period contract work
7 of 18
Homeworking
working either at home or in different places away from the central office, production or distribution facilities using the home as a base
8 of 18
Teleworking
working using a telephone and a computer at home, in an internet café or a train or plane
9 of 18
Occupational segregation
the dominance of an occupation by one gender
10 of 18
Primary sector
the first stage of production, including industries such as agriculture, fishing, forestry and mining involved in the extraction and collection of raw materials
11 of 18
Secondary sector
the second stage of production, which involves the processing of raw materials into semi-finished and finished goods. It includes manufacturing and construction
12 of 18
Tertiary sector
the third stage of production, which covers industries producing services including education, financial services, health care and tourism
13 of 18
Tax wedge
the gap between what employers pay for labour and what workers receive in disposable income
14 of 18
Outsourcing
subcontracting part of the production process to another firm
15 of 18
Offshoring
transferring part of the process to another country. The production may be outsourced or may be undertaken by the firm but in another country
16 of 18
Tourism income multiplier
the extent to which a change in income from tourism causes GDP to change
17 of 18
Monopoly
a single seller
18 of 18
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
working age people who are neither in employment, nor unemployed, and so are not part of the labour force
Back
Economically inactive
Card 3
Front
the proportion of working age people who are economically active
Back
Card 4
Front
the proportion of working-age people who are in work
Back
Card 5
Front
the group of major economies consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian the UK and USA
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