What two numbers do you need to compute the unemployment rate?

A. The number of employed persons and the number of unemployed persons
B. The number of unemployed persons and the number of discouraged workers
C. The number of unemployed persons and the size of the population
D. The number of persons in the labor force and the size of the population


Answer: A

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