-The Average U

$\begin{array} { l c } \hline { \text { Category } } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of people } \\\text { (millions) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Discouraged workers } & 5 \\\text { Unemployed workers } & 12 \\\text { Employed workers } & 48 \\\text { Working-age population } & 100 \\\hline\end{array}$
-The average U.S. unemployment rate from 1948 has been about

A) 5.8 percent.
B) 15.7 percent.
C) 10.7 percent.
D) 2.7 percent.
E) 19.7 percent.