NECO Economics · Population, labour and the productive sectors

Labour market: NECO Economics Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Labour market

Our summary: The labour force, how wages are set, unemployment, and the roles of trade unions, employers and government.

  • Concept of labour force and human capital, efficiency and mobility of labour, factors affecting the size of the labour force, particularly the population characteristics (age, sex, occupation, education, etc.)
  • Supply of and demand for labour: wage determination
  • Concept of unemployment and underemployment
  • Trade unions, employers' association and government policies on labour and wages

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NECO Economics questions on Labour market

  1. NECO 2009Disguised unemployment is the same thing as
  2. NECO 2009Labour force simply means the
  3. NECO 2007Unemployment resulting from physical or mental deficiency is known as … unemployment.
  4. NECO 2005Under perfect competition, a profit maximizing firm will hire labour up to the point where the last unit of labor adds
  5. NECO 2005Which of the following will NOT bring about an increase in Labour force?
  6. NECO 2004Demand for labour depends on the following factors EXCEPT
  7. NECO 2004The types of unemployment that evolved the use of machines to replaces human labour is known as
  8. NECO 2003In a free market economy, wages are determined by
  9. NECO 2003Efficiency of labour implies
  10. NECO 2002The demand for labour in an economy is a depiction of
  11. NECO 2002Remuneration of labour based on number of hours worked is known as

Years with Labour market questions in DeeepSolve's question bank

From the past questions DeeepSolve holds, not a count of everything the exam body has set.

  • 2009
  • 2007
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2002