Please answer parts (i), (ii), (iii) Using the following data calculate: (i) The number of persons employed.  (ii) The number of persons unemployed.  (iii) The labour force. (iv) The Labour Force Participation rate.  (v) The “official” unemployment rate.  987,156 Currently Working                         23,000 volunteer workers ________________________________________________________________________________ 9845 (ages 13-14) looking for work                         2,000 (ages 15) looking                                                                                   for work ______________________________________________________________________________ 45,600 Part-Time workers                                      56 family workers who                                                                                      worked 15 hrs a week ____________________________________________________________________________ 234 Self-Employed                                               6543 Discouraged Workers ____________________________________________________________________________ 67,432 (ages 23-25) looking for work                67,890 laid off receptionists                                                                              looking for work ____________________________________________________________________________ 544,321 (ages 16-20) looking for work               Current population is                                                                              6,000,000 ____________________________________________________________________________ 5654 Temp Workers                                             5000 armed forces ____________________________________________________________________________ 543 recent university graduates that  are going back to graduate school                                                                            3500 institutionalized __________________________________________________________________________

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Please answer parts (i), (ii), (iii)

Using the following data calculate:
(i) The number of persons employed. 
(ii) The number of persons unemployed. 
(iii) The labour force.
(iv) The Labour Force Participation rate. 
(v) The “official” unemployment rate. 


987,156 Currently Working                         23,000 volunteer workers ________________________________________________________________________________

9845 (ages 13-14) looking for work                         2,000 (ages 15) looking                                                                                   for work

______________________________________________________________________________

45,600 Part-Time workers                                      56 family workers who                                                                                      worked 15 hrs a week

____________________________________________________________________________

234 Self-Employed                                               6543 Discouraged Workers

____________________________________________________________________________

67,432 (ages 23-25) looking for work                67,890 laid off receptionists 
                                                                            looking for work

____________________________________________________________________________

544,321 (ages 16-20) looking for work               Current population is 
                                                                            6,000,000

____________________________________________________________________________
5654 Temp Workers                                             5000 armed forces

____________________________________________________________________________
543 recent university graduates that 
are going back to graduate school
                                                                           3500 institutionalized

__________________________________________________________________________

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