Suppose the workingminus−age population of a fictional economy falls into the following​ categories: 90 are retired or​ homemakers; 60 have fullminus−time ​employment; 20 have partminus−time ​employment; 20 do not have​ employment, but are actively looking for​ employment; and 10 would like employment but do not have employment and are not actively looking for employment. The official unemployment rate as calculated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor would equal   A. 30/80×100.   B. 20/80×100. C.  20/100×100. D. 20/60×100.

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Suppose the
workingminus−age
population of a fictional economy falls into the following​ categories: 90 are retired or​ homemakers; 60 have
fullminus−time
​employment; 20 have
partminus−time
​employment; 20 do not have​ employment, but are actively looking for​ employment; and 10 would like employment but do not have employment and are not actively looking for employment. The official unemployment rate as calculated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor would equal
 
A.
30/80×100.
 
B.
20/80×100.
C. 
20/100×100.
D.
20/60×100.
 

 

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