-Using the Information in the Above Table, the Unemployment Rate

question 96

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline { \text { Component } } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Number of people } \\\text { (millions) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Total population } & 246 \\\hline \text { Working-age population } & 207 \\\hline \text { Labor force } & 139 \\\hline \text { Employed } & 133 \\\hline \text { Unemployed } & 6 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Using the information in the above table, the unemployment rate is

• A) 4.3 percent.
• B) 4.5 percent.
• C) 2.8 percent.
• D) 6.0 percent.

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