Question :
66) If the number of employed people 150 million, the : 1240906
66) If the number of employed people is 150 million, the number of unemployed people is 50 million, and the working-age population equals 285 million people, the labor force participation rate is
A) 70.2 percent.
B) 81 percent.
C) 17.5 percent.
D) 25 percent.
E) 52.6 percent.
67) If the working-age population is 20 million and labor force is 13 million, the labor force participation rate is
A) 65 percent.
B) 35 percent.
C) 153 percent.
D) 60 percent.
E) impossible to calculate because data on the number of employed workers is needed.
68) Suppose the U.S. population is 275 million. If 210 million people are of working age, 135 million are employed, and 6 million are unemployed, what is the labor force participation rate?
A) 67 percent
B) 76 percent
C) 49 percent
D) 64 percent
E) 51 percent
69) In January of 2001, the population of the United States was 276.8 million, the working-age population was 210.2 million, the total number of people employed was 140 million, and the total number of people unemployed was 5.0 million. What was the labor force participation rate?
A) 78 percent
B) 56 percent
C) 69 percent
D) 90 percent
E) 67 percent
70) In August of 2013, the number of employed persons in the United States was 144.2 million, the number of unemployed persons was 11.3 million, and the number of persons not in the labor force was 90.5 million. What was the labor force in August of 2013?
A) 53.7 million
B) 144.2 million
C) 155.5 million
D) 132.9 million
E) There is not enough information to answer this question.
71) In August of 2013, the number of employed persons in the United States was 144.2 million, the number of unemployed persons was 11.3 million, and the number of persons not in the labor force was 90.5 million. What was the unemployment rate in August of 2013?
A) 7.3%
B) 7.8%
C) 12.4%
D) 8.5%
E) There is not enough information to answer this question.
72) In August of 2013, the number of employed persons in the United States was 144.2 million, the number of unemployed persons was 11.3 million, and the number of persons not in the labor force was 90.5 million. What was the working-age population in August of 2013?
A) 155.5 million
B) 234.7 million
C) 246.0 million
D) 101.8 million
E) There is not enough information to answer this question.
73) In August of 2013, the number of employed persons in the United States was 144.2 million, the number of unemployed persons was 11.3 million, and the number of persons not in the labor force was 90.5 million. What was the labor force participation rate in August of 2013?
A) 92.7%
B) 63.2%
C) 58.2%
D) 58.6%
E) There is not enough information to answer this question.
74) If half of all unemployed individuals suddenly gave up looking for work, the unemployment rate would ________ and the labor force participation rate would ________.
A) decrease; decrease
B) decrease; increase
C) increase; decrease
D) increase; increase
E) There is not enough information to answer this question.
75) A weakness that could be noted about the unemployment rate is that it
A) does not account for the underutilization of workers.
B) considers marginally attached workers as unemployed.
C) overestimates the number of part-time workers.
D) does not count part-time workers.
E) counts discouraged workers as employed.
