(Figure: Labor Supply and Demand)Refer to the figure.What is the quantity of labor that is unemployed as a result of the labor union's action to increase its wage demands to $11 an hour?

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At a wage rate of $11 per hour, the quantity of labor supplied is 1,000 and the quantity demanded is 200. This results in a surplus of labor or unemployment of 800 workers (1,000 - 200). However, before the wage increase, there were already 1,000 unemployed workers. Therefore, the total quantity of labor that is unemployed as a result of the labor union's action is 1,800 (1,000 pre-existing unemployment + 800 additional unemployment due to the wage increase).

(Figure: Labor Supply and Demand)Refer to the Figure