Suppose the following data describe a nation's population: Year 1 330 million Year 2 340 million 160 million 6.5 million Population Labor force Unemployed Instructions: Round your responses to two decimal places. a. What is the unemployment rate in each year? Year 1: Year 2: 164 million 6.9 million % b. Between Year 1 and Year 2, i. the number of unemployed persons increased ii. the unemployment rate increased

Suppose the following data describe a nation's population: Year 1 330 million Year 2 340 million 160 million 6.5 million Population Labor force Unemployed Instructions: Round your responses to two decimal places. a. What is the unemployment rate in each year? Year 1: Year 2: 164 million 6.9 million % b. Between Year 1 and Year 2, i. the number of unemployed persons increased ii. the unemployment rate increased

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Chapter21: Unemployment

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