Total population Population aged 0-14 Population aged 65+ Labour force Number of unemployed persons In this table, we define the working-age population as those aged 15-64. What is the employment to working-age population rate? 89.4% 87.9% 88.1% O 92.2% 520 million 56 million 62 million 390 million 36 million Ⓒ92.4%

Total population Population aged 0-14 Population aged 65+ Labour force Number of unemployed persons In this table, we define the working-age population as those aged 15-64. What is the employment to working-age population rate? 89.4% 87.9% 88.1% O 92.2% 520 million 56 million 62 million 390 million 36 million Ⓒ92.4%

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Chapter21: Unemployment

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Problem 1SCQ: Suppose the adult population over the age of 16 is 237.8 million and the labor force is 153.9...

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