Question

There is a small fictitious island country, called Noil, floating in the south Pacific ocean. Many years ago there was an abundance of fish and the population grew rapidly. Now the adult population has reached a total of 35 thousand people. This year fishing and other jobs have been on the decline and now 1 thousand people are looking to find work. With an increasing elderly population 3 thousand are now retired. Boil does not have an army, but it does have a small coast guard of 432 citizens serving the country and patrolling the waters where needed. What is the country of Nails unemployment rate

Answer 1

Answer: 3.2%

Step-by-step explanation:

The labor force of a nation consists of its working class population who are not retired, willing to work, and are not part of the military or defense bodies such as the Coast guard.

The labor force of this nation is therefore:

= Adult population - Retired people - Coast guard

= 35,000 - 3,000 - 432

= 31,568 people

If a thousand people are unemployed, the unemployment rate is:

= Unemployed / Labor rate

= 1,000 / 31,568

= 3.1568 %

= 3.2%