If, in 2010, 7.5 percent of a country's total workforce was not working, but was actively seeking employment, which national figure does this 7.5 percent represent?
A) recessionary unemployment
B) unemployment rate
C) inflationary unemployment
D) position on the international unemployment scale

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The 7.5 percent figure represents the unemployment rate of the country. This is the percentage of the total workforce that is actively seeking employment but not currently employed.