The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2005 that there were 59.98 million people over age 25 whose highest level of education was a high school degree or equivalanet. 36.40 million of whom were employed and 1.93 million of whom were unemployed. What were the labor-force participation rate and the unemployment rate for this group?

The table gives information reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for February, 2013. What is the labor force participation rate? The labor force participation rate is >>> Answer to 1 decimal place. percent. C Item Employment Unemployment Not in the labor force Millions 143 12 90

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Complete the following table: Column1 Column2 Employment 160,528,000.00 Unemployment Unemployment Rate U3 4.1% Labor Force Labor Force participation rate 64.1% Civilian Population Employment/Population ratio

What is the term for the percentage of the total labor force that is unemployed but actively seeking employment and willing to work?   A. Labor force participation rate B. Employment rate C. Unemployment rate D. Underemployment rate.

4. The following data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (https://data.bls.gov/ timeseries/LNS14000000) Category Civilian noninstitutional population Civilian labor force Participation rate Employed Employment-population ratio Unemployed Not in labor force May 2022 263,679 164,376 62.3 158,426 60.1 5,950 99,302 a. Calculate the unemployment rate for May 2022. (show your work) Use the Bureau of Labor Statistics Website, to answer the next two questions (b and c). Looking at the last 10 years of data: b. What was the rate, month and year for the highest unemployment rate? c. What was the rate, month and year for the lowest unemployment rate?

The following scenarios have been taken from actual answers to the Current Population Survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In each case classify the individual as either employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. 1. Walter White was laid off several months ago. He gave up looking for work and has not looked for two months.