Describe in detail the household survey of unemployment and, in the context of the survey, explain what is meant the terms below and give the number or rate of each based on the table below for the following dates-- December 2007; June 2009; and February 2020, Arpil 2020, May 2020, and January 2021:  employed unemployed not in the labor force the unemployment rate the labor force participation rate the employment rate (employment -population ratio) if the answer for 'e' in December 2007 were the same as in February 2020 and the number of employed in February 2020 remained the same at 158,759,000,  how many people would be unemployed in February 2020 and what, therefore,  would the unemployment rate be in February 2020?   December 2007 June 2009 February 2020 April 2020 May 2020 January 2021 Civilian noninstitutional population >16 233,290,000 235,695,000 259,835,000 260,045,000 260,197,000 260,849,000    Civilian labor force 153,918,000 154,730,000 165,546,000 137,224,000 156,481,000 160,161,000        Employed 146,273,000 140,003,000 158,759,000 133,403,000 137,224,000 150,031,000        Unemployed                      Not in labor force                   Unemployment Rate                   Labor Force Participation Rate                   Employment-Population Ratio

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Describe in detail the household survey of unemployment and, in the context of the survey, explain what is meant the terms below and give the number or rate of each based on the table below for the following dates-- December 2007; June 2009; and February 2020, Arpil 2020, May 2020, and January 2021: 

  1. employed
  2. unemployed
  3. not in the labor force
  4. the unemployment rate
  5. the labor force participation rate
  6. the employment rate (employment -population ratio)
  7. if the answer for 'e' in December 2007 were the same as in February 2020 and the number of employed in February 2020 remained the same at 158,759,000,  how many people would be unemployed in February 2020 and what, therefore,  would the unemployment rate be in February 2020?

 

December 2007

June 2009

February 2020

April 2020

May 2020

January 2021

Civilian noninstitutional population >16

233,290,000

235,695,000

259,835,000

260,045,000

260,197,000

260,849,000

   Civilian labor force

153,918,000

154,730,000

165,546,000

137,224,000

156,481,000

160,161,000

       Employed

146,273,000

140,003,000

158,759,000

133,403,000

137,224,000

150,031,000

       Unemployed

  

  

  

  

  

  

   Not in labor force

  

  

  

  

  

  

Unemployment Rate

  

  

  

  

  

  

Labor Force

Participation Rate

  

  

  

  

  

  

Employment-Population Ratio

  

  

  

  

  

  

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