Question

This question explores the calculation of the unemployment rate. You will be provided some imperfect employment data for four different countries and asked to identify the unemployment rate. Task 1: The population of Asartaland is 95. Of these 95 individuals, 75 are in the labor force and 65 are employed. What is the unemployment rate in Asartaland

Answer 1

Answer:

Unemployment rate= 0.13= 13%

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Of these 95 individuals, 75 are in the labor force and 65 are employed.

To calculate the unemployment rate, we need to use the following formula:

Unemployment rate= unmeployed population / labor force

Unemployment rate= 10/75

Unemployment rate= 0.13