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
- 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.
- 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
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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.
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The unemployment rate is calculated as A: [(labor force) ÷ (population)] × 100. B: [(unemployment) ÷ (population)] × 100. C: [(unemployment) ÷ (labor force)] × 100. D: [(labor force) ÷ (unemployment)] × 100.
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Suppose there are currently 100 people unemployed, 1500 people employed, and 2000 people in the working age population. The labor force participation rate equals 100 times A: 100/1500. B: 100/1600. C: 1500/2000. D: 1600/2000.
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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.
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The labor force is defined as the A: number of people over 16 years of age. B: number of people who are working. C: sum of employed and unemployed people. D: number of people in blue-collar jobs.