Exhibit 16-2 Unemployment categories
Category# ofIndividuals
Frictional unemployment 20
Structural unemployment 35
Cyclical unemployment 60
Discouraged workers 5
Underemployed workers 10
Fully employed workers410
Population900
Find the BLS's rate of unemployment from the following data: frictional unemployment = 150, structural unemployment = 200, cyclical unemployment = 225, discouraged workers = 25, underemployed workers = 75, fully employed workers = 850, total population = 2,000.
A. 17.5 percent
B. 23.3 percent
C. 38.3 percent
D. 39.3 percent
Answer: C
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