If the population of a country is 1,000,000 people, its labor force consists of 600,000, and 60,000 people are unemployed, the unemployment rate is:

A. 6.0 percent.
B. 6.6 percent.
C. 10.0 percent.
D. 60.0 percent.


C. 10.0 percent.

Economics

You might also like to view...

Name two actions that a government could take if it wants to implement an expansionary fiscal policy

What will be an ideal response?

Economics

How does adverse selection in financial markets affect the method by which firms raise funds?

What will be an ideal response?

Economics

Use the information in Scenario 4.2. At what price, if any, is the demand for artichokes completely elastic?

A) 50 B) 30 C) 10 D) 0 E) none of the above

Economics

Under a fractional-reserve banking system, the money supply cannot change without any action from the Federal Reserve

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Economics