Suppose the city of Calgary has a population of 1 million,a labour force of 575 000,and employment equal to 545 000.We can conclude that for legal and various other reasons ________ people are excluded from the labour force.
A)30 000
B)420 000
C)425 000
D)445 000
E)450 000

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The size of the labour force is the sum of the employed and the unemployed individuals in the population. Therefore, the number of unemployed individuals in Calgary can be found by subtracting the number of employed individuals from the labour force:
575,000 - 545,000 = 30,000

The population is greater than the labour force because some individuals are not of working age (e.g. children, elderly) or are not able to work (e.g. disability). Therefore, the number of people excluded from the labour force can be found by subtracting the labour force from the population:
1,000,000 - 575,000 = 425,000

This means that for legal and various other reasons, 425,000 people in Calgary are excluded from the labour force.

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