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Chapter 27, Problem 3RQ
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The unemployment rate of the economy.
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4. A country has a total adult
population of 10 million, and of these
210 thousand are currently out of work
and actively searching for new
employment. A further 2.9 million are
not working because they are retired,
institutionalized, or simply choose not
to work. Finally a total of 10o0 thousand
citizens are currently enlisted with the
military, what is the current
unemployment rate? *
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If there are 3 million discouraged workers, 2.4 million marginally attached workers, the labor force is currently 102.5 million, and the unemployment rate is 5.2%, how
many people are unemployed in this country?
O 5.2 million
O 5.33 million
O 8.33 million
O 10.73 million
If the population is 300 million, with 70 million under the age of 16 and institutionalized, another 70 million not in the labor force, 10
million unemployed and 150 million employed, the unemployment rate is
O 23.3%
O 6.2%
O 6.7%
O 26.7%
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