Between january 2010 and january 2016, u. s. employment increased by 12.1 million workers, but the number of unemployed workers declined by only 7.3 million. true or false: the labor force has increased.

a. True

b. False

That statement is True

A labor force is considered to experience an increase if the amount of employment people grow in larger number compared to the amount of unemployed people.

In this case,

12.1 million - 7.3 million = 4.8 increase in labor force.