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The unemployment rate A. O B. 0 C, is the amount of the labor force that is not

ID: 1125727 • Letter: T

Question

The unemployment rate A. O B. 0 C, is the amount of the labor force that is not working shows the percentage of the population that is considered unemployed shows the percentage of the labor force that is considered unemployed D. is the amount of people n the population that are not working Suppose an economy is iven by the following population 275 milion Labor force = 123 million The number of people employed 114.4 million The number of people unemployed 8 6 mln Given the information above, the unemployment rate is place)

Explanation / Answer

Ans:

1) Option C

shows the percentage of the labor force that is considered unemployed.

Unemployment rate = Unemployed / Labor force

Hence unemployment rate shows the percentage of the labor force that is considered unemployed.

2)

Unemployment rate = Unemployed / Labor force

= 8.6 million / 123 million

= 0.069 or 6.9%