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Table: Unemployment and Employment Data
-(Table: Unemployment and Employment Data) Look at the table Unemployment and Employment Data. The labor force in this economy is:
A)170 million.
B)140 million.
C)100 million.
D)98 million.

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Table: Unemployment and Employment Data 
-(Table: Unemployment and Employment Data) Look at the table Unemployment and Employment Data. The labor force in this economy is:
A)170 million. 
B)140 million. 
C)100 million. 
D)98 million.

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The labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed people. Therefore, the labor force in this economy is 100 million (60 million employed + 40 million unemployed).

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