In 2009, Based on Concepts Similar to Those Used to Estimate

question 369

Multiple Choice

In 2009, based on concepts similar to those used to estimate U.S. employment figures, the Italian adult non- institutionalized population was 51.070 million, the labor force was 24.710 million, and the number of people employed was 22.765 million. According to these numbers, the Italian labor-force participation rate and unemployment rate were about

• A) 48.4% and 7.9%.
• B) 48.4% and 3.8%.
• C) 44.6% and 7.9%
• D) 44.6% and 3.8%

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Definitions:

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells which conduct electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands.

Cell Body

The spherical part of a neuron that contains the nucleus and connects to the dendrites, which bring information to the neuron, and the axon, which sends information to other neurons.

Chromosomes

Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes and are located in the nucleus of most living cells, playing a key role in inheritance and determining the characteristics of an organism.

Axon

A part of a neuron that transmits electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons or muscles.