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
A: working-age population
B: labor force
C: young and institutionalized
D: not in the labor force
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- All people in the working-age population can be divided into A: labor force participants. B: employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. C: either over-employed or under-employed. D: potential employees.
- Marginally attached workers fall into which of the following population categories? A: employed B: unemployed C: labor force D: not in the labor force
- 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.
- 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
- The labor force is defined as people A: who have a job or are looking for a job. B: in the working-age population who have a job. C: in the working-age population who have a full time job. D: who are 16 years of age or older.