Questions for when jobs report
What is the unemployment rate in the United States?
The unemployment rate in the United States is 4.1%.
The unemployment rate is a measure of the number of people who are unemployed and actively seeking employmentAs of February 2019, the unemployment rate was 4.1%.
How is the unemployment rate calculated?
The unemployment rate is calculated by dividing the number of unemployed people by the number of people in the labor forceThe labor force is made up of the number of people who are employed and the number of people who are unemployed.
How is the unemployment rate reported?
The unemployment rate is reported as a percentage.
What is the labor force participation rate?
The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the population that is in the labor forceThe labor force is made up of the number of people who are employed and the number of people who are unemployedAs of February 2019, the labor force participation rate was 63.2%.
What is the employment-population ratio?
The employment-population ratio is the percentage of the population that is employedAs of February 2019, the employment-population ratio was 60.7%.
How is the employment-population ratio calculated?
The employment-population ratio is calculated by dividing the number of people who are employed by the number of people in the population.
What is the number of people who are unemployed?
As of February 2019, the number of people who were unemployed was 6.5 million.
What is the number of people who are employed?
As of February 2019, the number of people who were employed was 156.8 million.
What is the number of people who are in the labor force?
As of February 2019, the number of people who were in the labor force was 163.3 million.
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