Question

There were 80 people in the houses I visited. 16 of them were children under the age of 16, 25 people had full-time jobs, and 8 had part-time jobs. There were 10 retirees, 5 full-time homemakers, 7 full-time students over age 16, and 3 people who were disabled and cannot work. The remaining people did not have jobs, but all said they would like one. 3 of these people had not looked actively for work for three months, however.
Find the labor force, the unemployment rate, and the participation rate implied by the survey taker's report.

Answer 1

The labor force that can be depicted from the information about the people will be 36.

How to calculate the labor force

The labor force will be:

= 25 + 8 + 3

= 36

The unemployment rate will be:

= Unemployed/Labor force × 100

= 3/36 × 100

= 8.33%

The participation rate will be:

= Labor force/Adult population × 100

= 36/(80 - 16) × 100

= 56.25%

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