In a Country with a Working-Age Population of 30 Million,18

question 58

Multiple Choice

In a country with a working-age population of 30 million,18 million are employed,2 million are unemployed,and 2 million of the employed are working part-time,half of whom wish to work full-time.The unemployment rate is

• A)10 percent.
• B)9.1 percent.
• C)14.3 percent.
• D)11.1 percent.
• E)none of the above.

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