Question Suppose the following data describes a nation's population. Year 1 | 200 million Year2 Population 203 million Working age population 160 million 170 million Labour force 120 million 125 million Unemployment rate 6 percent 6 percent a. Compute the labour force participation rate. b. What percentage is outside the working age? c. Mention any three (3) categories of people outside the labour force.
Question Suppose the following data describes a nation's population. Year 1 | 200 million Year2 Population 203 million Working age population 160 million 170 million Labour force 120 million 125 million Unemployment rate 6 percent 6 percent a. Compute the labour force participation rate. b. What percentage is outside the working age? c. Mention any three (3) categories of people outside the labour force.
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Suppose the following data describes a nation's population.
Year 1
| 200 million
Year2
Population
203 million
Working age population
160 million
170 million
Labour force
120 million
125 million
Unemployment rate
6 percent
6 percent
a. Compute the labour force participation rate.
b. What percentage is outside the working age?
c. Mention any three (3) categories of people outside the labour force.
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