country has a total population of 500 people. Of those, 50 are under the age of 16 or institutionalized. 100 are retired. The rest are in the labor force. Of those in the labor force, 25 are part-time workers that would like to be working full time. There are 30 unemployed workers. What is the unemployment rate (rounded to the nearest whole percentage point)?
country has a total population of 500 people. Of those, 50 are under the age of 16 or institutionalized. 100 are retired. The rest are in the labor force. Of those in the labor force, 25 are part-time workers that would like to be working full time. There are 30 unemployed workers. What is the unemployment rate (rounded to the nearest whole percentage point)?
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