Suppose You Live in a Community of 100 People Where

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Suppose you live in a community of 100 people where everyone who is able to do so seeks work. If 80 people are over 16 years old and 72 of them are employed, what is the unemployment rate in this community?

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Definitions:

Theory of Innovations

A conceptual framework that explains how new ideas, products, and practices spread within a society or from one society to another, often driving economic growth and social change.

Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Financial payments made by the government to individuals who are unemployed and meet certain eligibility requirements.

Discouraged Worker

An individual who is not actively seeking employment due to a belief that no jobs are available for them or there are no suitable job vacancies.

Structurally Unemployed

Individuals who are unemployed due to a mismatch between their skills and the needs of the job market, often because of technological changes or shifts in the economy.