If the number of employed people equals 185 million, the number of unemployed people equals 15 million, and the number of people in the population aged 16 and older equals 210 million, then   a. the unemployment rate equals 7.14% and the labor force participation rate equals 95.2%.   a. the unemployment rate equals 7.23% and the labor force participation rate equals 85.7%.   a. the unemployment rate equals 7.5% and the labor force participation rate equals 92.9%.   a. the unemployment rate equals 7.7% and the labor force participation rate equals 92.9%.   a. the unemployment rate equals 7.7% and the labor force participation rate equals 92.9%.

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If the number of employed people equals 185 million, the number of unemployed people equals 15 million, and the number of people in the population aged 16 and older equals 210 million, then

 

a. the unemployment rate equals 7.14% and the labor force participation rate equals 95.2%.

 

a. the unemployment rate equals 7.23% and the labor force participation rate equals 85.7%.

 

a. the unemployment rate equals 7.5% and the labor force participation rate equals 92.9%.

 

a. the unemployment rate equals 7.7% and the labor force participation rate equals 92.9%.

 

a. the unemployment rate equals 7.7% and the labor force participation rate equals 92.9%.

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