Question

Suppose the civilian noninstitutionalized working age population is 35.9 million in Laborland, 4.6 million are working part time, and 15.71 million are working full time. Laborland used the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) definitions for unemployment date. Among those not working, the most recent job search activity for 3.20 million happened less than two weeks ago, while 1.72 million most recently looked for work between two and four weeks ago. An additional 0.86 million most recently looked for work five weeks ago, the remaining 9.81 million who don't have jobs have not looked for work in the past six weeks. Round your answers to two decimal places
a.What is Laborland's total labor force?
b.What is Laborland's labor force participation rate?
c.How many people are unemployed in Laborland?
e.What is Laborland's unemployment rate?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answers are:

A) 25.23 million people

B) 70.28%

C) 4.92 million people

D) 19.50%

Explanation:

Laborland's total labor force can be calculated by adding those who are employed and those who are unemployed but were searching for a job during the last month.

• 4.6 million (part-time employed) + 15.71 million (full-time employed) + 3.2 million (looked for a job two weeks ago) + 1.72 million (looked for a job between two and four weeks ago) = 25.23 million people

Laborland's labor force participation rate can be calculated by dividing the labor force by the total population.

• (25.23 million / 35.9 million) x 100% = 70.28%

Laborland's total unemployed can be calculated by adding the number of people without a job that searched for a job during the last month.

• 3.2 million + 1.72 million = 4.92 million people

Laborland's unemployment rate can be calculated by dividing the total number of unemployed people by the total work force.

• (4.92 million / 25.23 million) x 100% = 19.50%