• 2021-04-14
    The labor-force participation rate tells us the fraction of the population that
  • has chosen to participate in the labor market.

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      The labor-force participation rate measures the percentage of the

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      If the number of people unemployed is 100, the number of people employed is 1000, and the working-age population is 1400, then the labor force participation rate is A: 78.6 percent. B: 71.4 percent. C: 64.3 percent. D: 66.6 percent.

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      If an unemployed<br/>person quits looking for work, ceteris paribus, the unemployment rate<br/>() A: decreases, and<br/>the participation rate increases. B: decreases, and<br/>the participation rate decreases. C: stays the same,<br/>and the participation rate decreases. D: and the<br/>labor-force participation rate stay the same.

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      The percentage of people employed aged 16 years and older divided by the working-age population is known as the A: employment rate. B: employment-to-population ratio. C: labor force participation rate. D: working-age population ratio.

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      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