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Table 7.1: U.S. Employment Status (in thousands)
$$\begin{array} { l r r }
& \text { Jan 2012 } & \text { Jan 2013 } \
\hline \text { Civilian noninstitutionalized } & & \
\text { population } & 242,269 & 244,663 \
\text { Unemployed } & 12,748 & 12,332 \
\text { Employed } & 141,608 & 143,322 \
\text { Not in Labor Force } & 87,913 & 89,008 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
-Consider Table 7.1. Between January 2012 and January 2013, the employment population ratio ________ to/at ________.

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Table 7.1: U.S. Employment Status (in thousands)
 $$\begin{array} { l r r } 
& \text { Jan 2012 } & \text { Jan 2013 } \
\hline \text { Civilian noninstitutionalized } & & \
\text { population } & 242,269 & 244,663 \
\text { Unemployed } & 12,748 & 12,332 \
\text { Employed } & 141,608 & 143,322 \
\text { Not in Labor Force } & 87,913 & 89,008 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
-Consider Table 7.1. Between January 2012 and January 2013, the employment population ratio ________ to/at ________.

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The employment population ratio is calculated as (Employed / Civilian noninstitutionalized population) * 100. For Jan 2012, it is (141,608 / 242,269) * 100 ≈ 58.5%. For Jan 2013, it is (143,322 / 244,663) * 100 ≈ 58.6%. Thus, it rose to 58.6%.

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