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

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The 7.5 percent of the country's total work force that was not working but actively seeking employment represents the unemployment rate. The unemployment rate is a measure of the percentage of the labor force that is currently unemployed but actively seeking employment. It is a commonly used indicator of the health of a country's economy.