Find the BLS's Rate of Unemployment from the Following Data

question 79

Multiple Choice

Find the BLS's rate of unemployment from the following data: frictional unemployment = 150, structural unemployment = 200, cyclical unemployment = 225, discouraged workers = 25, underemployed workers = 75, fully employed workers = 850, total population = 2,000.

• A) 17.5 percent
• B) 23.3 percent
• C) 24.6 percent
• D) 28.8 percent
• E) 38.3 percent

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Definitions:

Current Ratio

A liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations with its current assets.

Debt-to-Equity

Debt-to-Equity is a financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of shareholders' equity and debt used to finance a company's assets.

Receivable Turnover Ratio

A financial metric used to measure how efficiently a company uses its assets by calculating how many times a company can turn its accounts receivable into cash within a period.

Inventory Turnover Ratio

The inventory turnover ratio measures how many times a company's inventory is sold and replaced over a period.