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-(Table: Employment Data) Use Table: Employment Data. If marginally attached workers are included in the labor force, the labor force is _____ million.
A) 1
B) 11
C) 32
D) 33

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Use the following to answer questions: 
-(Table: Employment Data) Use Table: Employment Data. If marginally attached workers are included in the labor force, the labor force is _____ million.
A) 1 
B) 11 
C) 32 
D) 33

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To calculate the labor force with marginally attached workers included, we add the number of unemployed (6 million), the number of marginally attached workers (1.4 million), and the number employed (157.4 million):

6 million + 1.4 million + 157.4 million = 164.8 million.

Therefore, the labor force with marginally attached workers included is 164.8 million, which is closest to answer choice D (33 million).

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