The Table Shows Data Reported by Statistics Canada for 1999

$\begin{array} { l c } \hline { \text { Category } } \\\hline \text { Employment } & 14.5 \text { million } \\\text { Labor force } & 15.7 \text { million } \\\text { Working-age population } & 24.0 \text { million } \\\text { Average weekly hours } & 34.2 \text { hours } \\\hline\end{array}$

The table shows data reported by Statistics Canada for 1999. In 1999, the unemployment rate was

A) 1.2 million.
B) 7.9 percent.
C) 6.1 percent.
D) 5.0 percent.
E) 7.6 percent.