1. You are given the following information for a country: Participation rate = 75%, Unemployment rate = 10%, Employment rate = 67.5% and Number of employed = 27 million. Based on this information, calculate the following (in millions): (a) Working age population. (b) Size of the labour force (c) Number of unemployed people

1. You are given the following information for a country: Participation rate = 75%, Unemployment rate = 10%, Employment rate = 67.5% and Number of employed = 27 million. Based on this information, calculate the following (in millions): (a) Working age population. (b) Size of the labour force (c) Number of unemployed people

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