Question

There were a total of 90 people in the households, 10 of the people were children under 16, 10 of the people were retired but still capable of working, 35 people had full-time jobs, 5 had part-time jobs, 5 were stay-at-home parents, 5 were full-time students over the age of 16, 5 were disabled people who could not work, 10 people had no job but were looking for jobs, and there were 5 people who wanted a job but were not looking for a job. According to the information in the survey, the unemployment rate is: ?

Answer 1

The unemployment rate is 42.85.

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula to calculate the unemployment rate is:

Unemployment Rate = (Unemployed People / Total Labor) x 100 -- (1)

where total labor is the sum of the unemployed people and employed people.

Unemployed People = 10 Retired persons + 5 stay-at home parents + 10 persons with no job + 5 persons who wanted job

Unemployed People = 30

Labor Force = Employed people + Unemployed people

Labor Force = 40 + 30

Labor Force = 70

Putting the values in equation 1,

Unemployment Rate = ( 30/ 70) x 100

Unemployment Rate = 42.85