Employment Status of the Working Age Population

question 31

Multiple Choice

Employment status of the working age population
of Metropolis is approximately:
Table 12.1
-Given the data in Table 12.1, if the workers who are "not employed and not looking for work" were counted as not employed and in the labor force, the unemployment rate of Metropolis would be approximately

• A) 4 percent.
• B) 7 percent.
• C) 9 percent.
• D) 10 percent.

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