The Unemployment Rate Is Measured as

question 371

Multiple Choice

The unemployment rate is measured as

• A) an indicator for potential inflation.
• B) an indicator to determine long- term economic growth.
• C) the percentage of people in the labor force who are unemployed.
• D) the number of people that want to work but cannot find jobs out of the entire population.

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Definitions:

U.S. Citizens

Individuals who hold citizenship in the United States, whether by birth or naturalization, granting them specific rights, privileges, and responsibilities under U.S. law.

Fourteenth Amendment

An amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1868, granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including formerly enslaved people, and providing all citizens with “equal protection under the laws.”

Foraker Act

Legislation passed in 1900 that established civil government in Puerto Rico, which had been newly acquired by the United States after the Spanish-American War.