In 2019 in the United Kingdom, the adult population was about 65 million, the labour force participation rate was 60 percent, and the unemployment rate was 6 percent. What was the approximate number of people unemployed?

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The labour force is 60% of 65 million, which is 39 million. The unemployment rate is 6%, so 6% of 39 million is approximately 2.34 million, which rounds to 2.3 million.

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