Question

MY NOTES

ASK YOUR TEACHER
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in a recent year, there were 16,359,000 women aged 25 to 34 who were employed and 5,309,000
who were unemployed but looking for work. What is the rate per 1,000 women aged 25 to 34 who were employed? Round to the nearest whole
number.

Answer 1

The rate of employed per 1000 women is 754

Explanation:

Given

Employed = 16,359,000

Unemployed = 5,309,000

Required

Rate per 1000 women of employed

In this case, Rate is calculated by dividing employed by total women

i.e.

`Rate = (Employed)/(Employed + Unemployed)`

`Rate = (16359000)/(16359000 + 5309000)`

`Rate = (16359000)/(21668000)`

Represent the denominator as a factor of 1000

`Rate = (16359000)/(21668 * 1000)`

Divide

`Rate = (754.288086)/(1000)`

Approximate

`Rate = (754)/(1000)`

Hence, the rate of employed per 1000 women is 754