There were 90 people in the houses I visited. 20 of them were children under the age of 16, 25 people had full-time jobs, and 10 had part-time jobs. There were 10 retirees, 5 full-time homemakers, 9 full-time students over age 16, and 3 people who were disabled and cannot work. The remaining people did not have jobs, but all said they would like one. 5 of these people had not looked actively for work for three months, however.   Find the labor force, the unemployment rate, and the participation rate implied by the survey taker’s report.

Microeconomics A Contemporary Intro
10th Edition
ISBN:9781285635101
Author:MCEACHERN
Publisher:MCEACHERN
Chapter18: Income Distribution And Poverty
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 4QFR
icon
Related questions
Question

The following is a report from a BLS survey taker:

 

There were 90 people in the houses I visited. 20 of them were children under the age of 16, 25 people had full-time jobs, and 10 had part-time jobs. There were 10 retirees, 5 full-time homemakers, 9 full-time students over age 16, and 3 people who were disabled and cannot work. The remaining people did not have jobs, but all said they would like one. 5 of these people had not looked actively for work for three months, however.

 

Find the labor force, the unemployment rate, and the participation rate implied by the survey taker’s report.

Labor force:    people

 

Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places. 


Unemployment rate:    %

Participation rate:    %

 
 
 
 
 
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 4 steps

Blurred answer
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Microeconomics A Contemporary Intro
Microeconomics A Contemporary Intro
Economics
ISBN:
9781285635101
Author:
MCEACHERN
Publisher:
Cengage