Table 63
Population and Labor Force What Is the Unemployment Rate

question 56

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{lll} & \text { Year 1 } & \text { Year 5 } \\\text { Population } & 200 \text { million } & 250 \text { million } \\\text { Labor Force } & 110 \text { million } & 145 \text { million } \\\text { \# Employed } & 106 \text { million } & 135 \text { million }\end{array}$

Table 6.3
Population and Labor Force What is the unemployment rate in Year 5 in Table 6.3?

• A)7.4 percent.
• B)6.9 percent.
• C)4.0 percent.
• D)54.0 percent.

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