Suppose that a country has 9 million people working full-time. It also has 1 million people who

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Suppose that a country has 9 million people working full-time. It also has 1 million people who are actively seeking work but are currently unemployed, along with 2 million discouraged workers who have given up looking for work and are currently unemployed.

What is this country’s unemployment rate?

a. 10 percent

b. 15 percent

c. 20 percent

d. 25 percent

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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 9781264112456

22nd Edition

Authors: Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue, Sean Flynn

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