The unemployment rate is the percentage of people in the labor force who are unemployed, calculated as ... ... which is 3.5 percent. Unemployed Labor force Calculation Unemployment rate Reset 5.7 million 164.5 million 5.7 164.5 x 100 3.5 percent 0 Labor force (164.5 million) 50 150 Unemployed (5.7 million) Young military (69.9 million) Not in labor force (95.1 million) 1 1 L 200 250 300 350 Population (millions)

The unemployment rate is the percentage of people in the labor force who are unemployed, calculated as ... ... which is 3.5 percent. Unemployed Labor force Calculation Unemployment rate Reset 5.7 million 164.5 million 5.7 164.5 x 100 3.5 percent 0 Labor force (164.5 million) 50 150 Unemployed (5.7 million) Young military (69.9 million) Not in labor force (95.1 million) 1 1 L 200 250 300 350 Population (millions)

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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ISBN:9780190931919

Author:NEWNAN

Publisher:NEWNAN

Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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