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'2 (Measuring Unemployment) Suppose that the U.S. non- institutional adult population is 230 million and the labor force participation rate is 67 percent: a What would be the size of the U.S. labor force? b. If 85 million adults are not working, what is the unem- ployment rate?'

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          '2 (Measuring Unemployment) Suppose that the U.S. non- institutional adult population is 230 million and the labor force participation rate is 67 percent: a What would be the size of the U.S. labor force? b. If 85 million adults are not working, what is the unem- ployment rate?'

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Principles of Economics

Gregory Mankiw 8th Edition

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S. labor force using the labor force participation rate formula: Labor Force = Labor Force Participation Rate * Adult Population Labor Force = 0.67 * 230,000,000 **Labor Force = 154,100,000** ** Show more…

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'2 (Measuring Unemployment) Suppose that the U.S. non- institutional adult population is 230 million and the labor force participation rate is 67 percent: a What would be the size of the U.S. labor force? b. If 85 million adults are not working, what is the unem- ployment rate?'