Suppose that the adult population consists of 19.04 million, those not in the labour force are 7.56 million and the number of unemployed is 0.88 million. Prior to the calculation of these figures, 0.1 million people dropped out of the labour force as they were unable to find suitable work. What is the total number of employed? Write your answer in millions, and round it to 1 decimal place.

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Suppose that the adult population consists of 19.04 million, those not in the labour force are 7.56 million and the number of unemployed is 0.88 million. Prior to the calculation of these figures, 0.1 million people dropped out of the labour force as they were unable to find suitable work. What is the total number of employed? Write your answer in millions, and round it to 1 decimal place.

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