Level of Education Number of Economically Active People (in millions) Number of Unemployed People (in millions) Master's degree 25.1 1.1 Bachelor's degree 57.6 3.4 Associate degree 23,8 1.9 Some college 52.4 5.2 High school diploma 59.6 6.4 Less than high school diploma 21.5 3.5 Determine the unemployment rates for all levels of education. Enter the answer for the category with the highest unemployment rate in the box below and round to one decimal place if necessary.

Level of Education Number of Economically Active People (in millions) Number of Unemployed People (in millions) Master's degree 25.1 1.1 Bachelor's degree 57.6 3.4 Associate degree 23,8 1.9 Some college 52.4 5.2 High school diploma 59.6 6.4 Less than high school diploma 21.5 3.5 Determine the unemployment rates for all levels of education. Enter the answer for the category with the highest unemployment rate in the box below and round to one decimal place if necessary.

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter21: Unemployment

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 45P: A country with a population of eight million adults has five million employed, 500,000 unemployed,...

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