Suppose you live in a community of 5,000 people where everyone wants to work and seeks employment. If 4,000 people are over 16 years old and 3,000 of them are employed, what is the unemployment rate in this community?

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  1. Suppose you live in a community of 5,000 people where everyone wants to work and seeks employment. If 4,000 people are over 16 years old and 3,000 of them are employed, what is the unemployment rate in this community?

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Answer (2) : Total Labor force = 5,000 ; Unemployed people = 5,000 - 3,000 = 2,000.

Unemployment rate = 2,000/5,000 × 100 = 40%

Thus unemployment rate in the community is 40%.

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