The labor force participation rate is the ratio of
A) (the labor force divided by the working-age population) multiplied by 100.
B) (the number of unemployed divided by the working-age population) multiplied by 100.
C) (the labor force divided by the total population) multiplied by 100.
D) (the number of unemployed divided by the labor force) multiplied by 100.
A
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Which of the following financial organizations have the ability to influence the supply of reserves in the United States?
A) Only public sector banks B) The World Bank C) Only private commercial banks D) The Fed
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. To calculate the rate of return on a particular bond, multiply the coupon rate by the interest rate, then add the result to the face value of the bond. 2. Equity is the monetary value that would remain after a house is sold and any bank loans repaid. 3. Accumulating hundreds of thousands of dollars by retirement is not an achievable goal even for a well-educated person who starts saving early in life. 4. Firms make and sell an astonishing array of goods and services, and an investor can receive a return on the company’s decisions by buying stock in that company. 5. In recent years, laws have been enacted in many states to discourage citizens from voting, rather than making it easier for them to vote.
Pollution is a negative externality, but it is not appropriate to view the problem of pollution as a common-resource problem
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the euro can cause problems for
A. European manufacturers. B. American banks. C. American importers. D. American exporters.