In an economy with a population of 100 million persons, 44 million hold civilian jobs and 6 million are not working but are looking for jobs. The unemployment rate is
a) 6.0 percent. |
b) 13.6 percent. |
c) 7.3 percent. |
d) 9.4 percent. |
e) 12.0 percent. |
In an economy with a population of 100 million persons, 44 million hold civilian jobs and...
D. unemployed In an economy with a population of 100 million persons, 42 million hold civilian jobs and 6 million are not working but are looking for jobs. The number counted as unemployed is A. 48 million. C. 36 million E. 58 million B. 6 million. D.52 million.
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Suppose the civilian noninstitutionalized working-age population is 35.9 million in in a hypothetical economy. Of these, 4.6 million are working part-time and 15.71 million are working full-time. Assume the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) definitions are used for calculating unemployment data. Among those not working, the most recent job-search activity for 3.20 million happened less than two weeks ago, while 1.72 million most recently looked for work between two and four weeks ago. An additional 0.86 million most recently looked...
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Suppose the civilian noninstitutionalized working-age population is 35.9 million in in a hypothetical economy. Of these, 4.4 million are working part-time and 13.19 million are working full-time. Assume the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) definitions are used for calculating unemployment data. Among those not working, the most recent job-search activity for 3.40 million happened less than two weeks ago, while 1.72 million most recently looked for work between two and four weeks ago. An additional 0.86 million most recently looked...
9. Suppose the civilian non-institutionalized population =200m. Unemployed persons = 8m, employed persons=126m. What is the unemployment rate? a. .063 or 6.3% b. .67 or 67% c. .63 or 63% d. none of the above
Exhibit 6-2 Civilian Civilian Employed Noninstitutional Labor Force Persons Year Population (millions) (millions) (millions) 1 250 200 175 2 400 300 200 3 500 400 350 4 1000 800 720 Refer to Exhibit 6-2. The employment rate in year 2 is a) 12 1/2 percent. b) 75 percent. c) 87 1/2 percent. d) 30 percent. e) 50 percent.
A country has a total civilian population of 400 million, of which 300 million are over age 16. Of this population, 225 million are employed, 25 million are unemployed, and the remainder of the population is not in the labor force. Then, the unemployment rate is [Select] 9, the employment- population ratio is [Select ] , and the labor force participation rate (labor force divided by the civilian working-age population) is [Select]