The unemployment rate will increase whenever there is a(n) _____
A) increase in the size of the adult population.
B) increase in the number of unemployed persons relative to the size of the labor force.
C) increase in the size of the U.S. population but no change in the number of unemployed persons.
D) increase in the size of the labor force.
E) increase in the size of the U.S. population and a decrease in the number of unemployed persons.

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The unemployment rate is calculated as the number of unemployed individuals divided by the labor force. Therefore, an increase in the number of unemployed persons relative to the size of the labor force will result in an increase in the unemployment rate. The other choices do not necessarily result in an increase in the unemployment rate.

The Unemployment Rate Will Increase Whenever There Is A(n) _____