UNEMPLOYMENT1. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the following data for 2020:Labor force participation rate:Working-age population:Employment-to-population ratio:68 percent300 million64.7 millionCalculate the (a) labor force; (b) employment; (c) unemployment rate.2. When all unemployment isequals the natural rate, and real GDP equalsandthe unemployment rateand the output gap is3. All frictional unemployment is short-term unemployment; all structural unemployment is longterm unemployment. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain briefly. Definethe underlined words.

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UNEMPLOYMENT 1. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the following data for 2020: Labor force participation rate: Working-age population: Employment-to-population ratio: 68 percent 300 million 64.7 million Calculate the (a) labor force; (b) employment; (c) unemployment rate.

UNEMPLOYMENT 1. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the following data for 2020: Labor force participation rate: Working-age population: Employment-to-population ratio: 68 percent 300 million 64.7 million Calculate the (a) labor force; (b) employment; (c) unemployment rate.

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