A country has 50 million people,30 million of whom are adults.Of the adults,5 million are not interested in working,another 5 million are interested in working but have given up looking for work,and 5 million are still looking for work.Of those who do have jobs,5 million are working part time but would like to work full time,and the remaining 10 million are working full time.How many people in this country are in the labor force?

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The labor force includes those who are working (both part-time and full-time) and those who are actively looking for work. This totals 5 million (looking for work) + 5 million (part-time wanting full-time) + 10 million (full-time) = 20 million.

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