Employment Status of the Working Age Population

question 92

Multiple Choice

Employment status of the working age population
of Metropolis is approximately:
Table 12.1
-Suppose that 50 percent of the part-time workers of Metropolis are looking for full-time jobs. Given the data in Table 12.1, if these workers were counted as not employed and looking for work, the unemployment rate of Metropolis would be approximately

• A) 6 percent.
• B) 13 percent.
• C) 16 percent.
• D) 21 percent.

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