If the working age population is 250 million, 170 million are employed and 9 million are unemployed, the unemployment rate is


A) 3.6%
B) 5.0%
C) 6.8%
D) 7.0%

Respuesta :

Answer:

5.0

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

B. 5.0%

Step-by-step explanation:

The unemployment rate is calculated by the number of unemployed/ number in labor force. The labor force in this problem is 179 million (employed + unemployed). Seventy-one million people of the working-age population are not part of the labor force.

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