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Unemployment by Age for Women Unemployment varies by age for both men and women. The unemployment rate (as a percentage) for women as a function of age can be approximated by
where t is age in years between 16 and 64 years old. Use a graphing calculator to estimate the instantaneous rate of change of the unemployment rate for women with respect to age at the given age (give your answer to two decimal places). (Data from: US. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014 Current Population Survey.)
20 years old
50 years old
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