Aziz is hired as a Nanny even though he doesn't have any experience with it yet. Martina is a Mental Health Counselor who works 40 hours per week. Ethan is a Healthcare Social Worker who is paid the same amount every week no matter how many hours he works. Noa is a Customer Service Representative who gets health insurance from her employer.

The business cycle is the periodic but irregular up-and-down movement in economic activity, measured by fluctuations in real gross domestic product (gdp) and other macroeconomic variables. a business cycle is typically characterized by four phases—recession, recovery, growth, and decline—that repeat themselves over time. economists note, however, that complete business cycles vary in length. the duration of business cycles can be anywhere from about two to twelve years, with most cycles averaging six years in length. some business analysts use the business cycle model and terminology to study and explain fluctuations in business inventory and other individual elements of corporate operations. but the term "business cycle" is still primarily associated with larger (industry-wide, regional, national, or even international) business trends.