The Table Above Shows Data Reported by the Office for Category

$\begin{array} { l c } \hline { \text { Category } } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of People } \\\text { (thousands) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Employment } & 27,793 \\\text { Unemployment } & 1,619 \\\text { Working-age population } & 46,581 \\\hline\end{array}$
The table above shows data reported by the Office for National Statistics for the United Kingdom in
September 2000. In September 2000, the labor force participation rate is

A) 63.1 percent.
B) 40.3 percent.
C) 58.3 percent.
D) 59.7 percent.
E) 34.8 percent.