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13 August, 18:48

If the working age population is 250 million, 170 million are employed and 9 million are unemployed, the unemployment rate is

A) 3.6%

B) 5.0%

C) 6.8%

D) 7.0%

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  1. 13 August, 18:55
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    B. 5.0%

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The unemployment rate is calculated by the number of unemployed / number in labor force. The labor force in this problem is 179 million (employed + unemployed). Seventy-one million people of the working-age population are not part of the labor force.
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