1. Use the following data to calculate (a) the size of the labor force, (b) the official...

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1. Use the following data to calculate

(a) the size of the labor force,

(b) the official unemployment rate, and

(c) the labor force participation rate (Chapter 3) for a hypothetical economy: population 5 500; population 16 years or older and noninstitutionalized 5 400; people employed full- or part-time 5 200; people unemployed and actively seeking work 5 20; people who have quit seeking work due to lack of success 5 10; part-time workers seeking full-time jobs 5 30.

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Contemporary Labor Economics

ISBN: 9780073375953

9th Edition

Authors: Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue, David Macpherson

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