The unemployment rate declined from 4.5 percent in March 2017 to 4.4 percent in April. The labor

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The unemployment rate declined from 4.5 percent in March 2017 to 4.4 percent in April. The labor force participation rate also declined from March to April, from 63.0 percent to 62.9 percent. If the labor force participation rate had remained unchanged from March to April, would the unemployment rate for April have been lower than, higher than, or equal to 4.4 percent? Briefly explain.

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Economics

ISBN: 978-0134738321

7th edition

Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O Brien

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