The Unemployment Rate Is Computed as the Number of Unemployed

question 20

Multiple Choice

The unemployment rate is computed as the number of unemployed

• A)divided by the labor force, all times 100.
• B)divided by the number of employed, all times 100.
• C)divided by the adult population, all times 100.
• D)times the labor-force participation rate, all times 100.

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Definitions:

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