A. has an upward trend that is mainly accounted for by the increasing participation of men in the labor market   B. is calculated as the percentage of the labor force who are employed   C. increased from 59 percent in 1960 to 67 percent in 1999   D. for women is higher than the female labor force participation rates in Canada and the United Kingdom

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Which statement correctly describes the U.S. labor force participation​ rate?
The U.S. labor force participation rate​ _______.
 
 
A.
has
an upward
trend that is mainly accounted for by the
increasing
participation of
men
in the labor market
 
B.
is calculated as the percentage of the
labor force
who are employed
 
C.
increased from 59 percent in 1960 to 67 percent in 1999
 
D.
for women is higher than the female labor force participation rates in Canada and the United Kingdom
 
 
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