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The table below contains information extracted from the 6 th round of the Ghana Living Standards Survey ( GLSS ) conducted from September 2 0

The table below contains information extracted from the 6th round of the Ghana
Living Standards Survey (GLSS) conducted from September 2012 to September 2013.
Total number of people (15 years and above)42,697
Q1: Did you do any work for pay, profit, family gain or did
you produce anything for barter or home use during the last 7
days even if it was for only one hour?
Yes
No
29,861
12,836
Q2: In the last 7 days were you an apprentice?1
Yes
No
496
12,340
Q3: Were you temporarily absent from work in the last 7 days
or did you have a job, business, or other economic or farming
activity that he/she will definitely return to?2
Yes
No
2,394
9,954
Q4: Were you available for work during the last 7 days or
within the next 4 weeks if there had been an opportunity to
work?3
Yes, last 7 days
Yes, but only within the next 4 weeks
No
1,301
160
8,318
Q5: Did you make any effort during the last 7 days or past 4
weeks to find work or start own business?4
Yes, last 7 days 419
1 This was asked only for those who answered No to Q1
2
This was asked only for those who answered No to Q1 & Q2
3
This was asked only for those who answered No to Q1, Q2 & Q3
4
This was asked only for those who answered Yes to Q4
5
Yes, prior to last 7 days but in the last 4 weeks
No
198
845
Note: The questions have been slightly altered from the original question form in the GLSS without
any material change in the import of the original question.
a) Calculate the number of people who were employed (including those in
apprenticeship)
b) Calculate the number of people who were unemployed
c) Calculate the number of people in the labour force
d) Calculate the labour force participation rate
e) Calculate the unemployment rate.

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