Calculate the missing values in the table below by using the provided data collected in the household survey for
November 2018.
(Enter your responses as whole numbers.)
Category |
Value |
Working-age population** |
? |
Employed** |
156,803 |
Unemployed** |
? |
Unemployment rate |
3.7% |
Labor force** |
? |
Labor force participation rate |
62.9% |
** Numbers in thousands
*Real-time data provided by Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis
Unemployment rate = (Unemployed/ Labor force) 100
Labor force = Unemployed +Employed
Unemployment rate = [(Labor force-Employed)/Labor force]100
3.7 = [(Labor force - 156803)/ Labor force]100
0.037 Labor force = Labor force - 156803
0.963 Labor force = 156803
Labor force = 162827.62
Unemployed = Labor force - Employed
= (162827.62- 156803)= 6024.62
Labor force participation rate = (Labor force/ Working age population)100
62.9 = (162827.62/ Working age )100
Working age = (162827.62/ 0.629) = 258867.44
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