The unemployment rate is calculated by __________
A) adding up all the employees that corporations say they have laid off
B) dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labor force
C) counting the number of homeless people visible in major cities and multiplying by 2
D) studying the loss of sales in consumer goods, indicating fewer people working
Answer: B
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