A Foreign Governmental Statistics Agency Recently Reported That There Were

question 15

Multiple Choice

A foreign governmental statistics agency recently reported that there were 47.6 million people over age 25 who had at least a bachelor's degree.Of this number,38.0 million were in the labour force and 35.9 million were employed.What was the unemployment rate in this group?

• A) about 2.3 percent
• B) about 5.5 percent
• C) about 22.8 percent
• D) about 55.1 percent

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