River City has a working age population of 20 million. Of those, 11 million are employed and 1 million are unemployed. The unemployment rate is ________ and the participation rate is __________.

A. 5%; 60%.
B. 5%; 55%.
C. 8.3%; 55%.
D. 8.3%; 60%.


Answer: D. 8.3%; 60%.

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