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Table 64: Population and Employment in Nationland *All Numbers Are in Millions
If Discouraged Workers Were Included

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Table 6.4: Population and Employment in Nationland 199920002001 Working Age Population 100110125 Employed 657080 Unemployed 51020 Discouraged Workers 235\begin{array}{|l|r|r|r|}\hline&1999&2000&2001\\\hline \text { Working Age Population } & 100 & 110 & 125 \\\hline\text { Employed } & 65 & 70 & 80 \\\hline\text { Unemployed } & 5 & 10 & 20 \\\hline \text { Discouraged Workers } & 2 & 3 & 5 \\\hline\end{array}

*all numbers are in millions
If discouraged workers were included in the labor force,what would the unemployment rate be for 1999?


A) 3.0 percent.
B) 9.7 percent.
C) 10.8 percent.
D) 2.8 percent.

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