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Q6: The April 2022 BLS reported the following data:
Employment: 164,046,000
Labor participation rate: 62.2%
Please answer the following questions:
- Total unemployed persons: ________
- Total Labor Force: _____________
(Hint: use the definition formulas for Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment, unemployment and participation rates
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