Suppose the population is 220 million people, the labor force is 150 million people, the number of people employed is 130 million and the working-age population is 175 million people. What is the labor force participation rate?
A: 0.68 percent
B: 68 percent
C: 85.7 percent
D: 86.7 percent
A: 0.68 percent
B: 68 percent
C: 85.7 percent
D: 86.7 percent
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- In an economy, 42 million people are in the labor force, 38 million are employed, and 47 million are of working age. How many people are not in the labor force? A: 19 percent B: 9 million C: 5 million D: 4 million
- In an economy, 43 million people are employed, 3 million are unemployed, and 4 million are not in the labor force. What is the employment-to-population ratio? A: 86 percent B: 92 percent C: 93 percent D: 6.5 percent
- In an economy, 23 million people are employed and 2 million are unemployed, but 5 million part-time workers would prefer full-time work. What is the unemployment rate? A: 23.2 percent B: 6.7 percent C: 8 percent D: 25 percent
- Which population category equals the sum of employed and unemployed people? A: working-age population B: labor force C: young and institutionalized D: not in the labor force
- If the people who take early retirement are not counted in the working-age population, then A: the unemployment rate would be lower. B: the labor force participation rate would be less. C: the unemployment rate would be higher. D: the labor force participation rate would be higher.