Key+Terms


 * Unemployment rate**: number of people who are not working and are looking for paid employment.
 * Recession**: a period of economic decline. Not as severe as a depression
 * Depression:** a sustained period of economic decline. The economy may stop dropping but it doesn't return to normal levels of growth like a recession will.
 * Shares/Stocks**: a part of a company. Shareholders have a say in how a company is run and earn money if the company does well.
 * Stock market**: where stocks are bought and sold, usually handled by stockbrokers