The options for the first question are
1. Household survey's
2. private-sector payroll's
3. unemployment office registrations
Unemployment office registration
Data on unemployment in United States is taken from unemployment office registration.
Country's labor force= 90+28= 118
unemployment rate= 28*100/118= 23.7%
participation rate= 118*100/260= 45.4%
The options for the first question are 1. Household survey's 2. private-sector payroll's 3. unemployment office...
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