Period 1 Period 2 Jan Jan Working Age Population 64 591 67 153 Labor Force Employed 38 461 40 047 Underemployed 6 883 7 879 Unemployed 2 703 2 469 Labor Force Participation Rate (%) Employment Rate (%) 93.4 94.2 Underemployment Rate (%) 17.9 19.7 Unemployment Rate (%) 1. What is the labor force participation rate for period 2? 2. What is the unemployment rate for period 1?
Period 1 Period 2 Jan Jan Working Age Population 64 591 67 153 Labor Force Employed 38 461 40 047 Underemployed 6 883 7 879 Unemployed 2 703 2 469 Labor Force Participation Rate (%) Employment Rate (%) 93.4 94.2 Underemployment Rate (%) 17.9 19.7 Unemployment Rate (%) 1. What is the labor force participation rate for period 2? 2. What is the unemployment rate for period 1?
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Period 1
Period 2
Jan
Jan
Working Age Population
64 591
67 153
Labor Force
Employed
38 461
40 047
Underemployed
6 883
7 879
Unemployed
2 703
2 469
Labor Force Participation
Rate (%)
Employment Rate (%)
93.4
94.2
Underemployment Rate
(%)
17.9
19.7
Unemployment Rate (%)
1. What is the labor force participation rate for period 2?
2. What is the unemployment rate for period 1?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fbb1c14c5-7054-42d4-b1ac-79f11a1bbe73%2F72c6f404-40a5-4026-9fcc-9d5d00546baf%2Fq8emin_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Problem #4: Refer to the table below to answer the following questions:
Period 1
Period 2
Jan
Jan
Working Age Population
64 591
67 153
Labor Force
Employed
38 461
40 047
Underemployed
6 883
7 879
Unemployed
2 703
2 469
Labor Force Participation
Rate (%)
Employment Rate (%)
93.4
94.2
Underemployment Rate
(%)
17.9
19.7
Unemployment Rate (%)
1. What is the labor force participation rate for period 2?
2. What is the unemployment rate for period 1?
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