If the people who take early retirement are not counted in the working-age population, then
A: the unemployment rate would be lower.
B: the labor force participation rate would be less.
C: the unemployment rate would be higher.
D: the labor force participation rate would be higher.
A: the unemployment rate would be lower.
B: the labor force participation rate would be less.
C: the unemployment rate would be higher.
D: the labor force participation rate would be higher.
举一反三
- The unemployment rate is calculated as A: [(labor force) ÷ (population)] × 100. B: [(unemployment) ÷ (population)] × 100. C: [(unemployment) ÷ (labor force)] × 100. D: [(labor force) ÷ (unemployment)] × 100.
- Suppose the population is 220 million people, the labor force is 150 million people, the number of people employed is 130 million and the working-age population is 175 million people. What is the labor force participation rate? A: 0.68 percent B: 68 percent C: 85.7 percent D: 86.7 percent
- If the number of people unemployed is 100, the number of people employed is 1000, and the working-age population is 1400, then the labor force participation rate is A: 78.6 percent. B: 71.4 percent. C: 64.3 percent. D: 66.6 percent.
- Suppose there are currently 100 people unemployed, 1500 people employed, and 2000 people in the working age population. The labor force participation rate equals 100 times A: 100/1500. B: 100/1600. C: 1500/2000. D: 1600/2000.
- If an unemployed<br/>person quits looking for work, ceteris paribus, the unemployment rate<br/>() A: decreases, and<br/>the participation rate increases. B: decreases, and<br/>the participation rate decreases. C: stays the same,<br/>and the participation rate decreases. D: and the<br/>labor-force participation rate stay the same.