The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the labor force that is actually participating or employed.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

The labor force participation rate is the number of employed workers plus the number of unemployed workers divided by the total population, multiplied by 100.

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In terms of unemployment, hysteresis models try to explain why

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