After you have studied Reading Between the Lines on pp. 506–507, answer the following questions:
a. What are the key differences in performance of the U.S. and Canadian job markets during 2008–2011?
b. How do the part-time employment rates of the two countries compare?
c. Why might the U.S. job market have been so much weaker than the Canadian job market during 2008–2010?
d. Do you think the differences between the U.S. and Canadian job markets in 2008–2010 are frictional, structural, or cyclical?