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Chapter 23, Problem 1WE
To determine

The changes in the rate of unemployment in the United States from 2006 to 2009 as per the data provided in the given graph

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The scarcity of employment opportunities for qualified individuals who are in pursuit of employment is known as unemployment. The unemployment rate is the percentage of individuals who are unemployed in a particular time period; it is calculated by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by the total number of individuals currently in the workforce.

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