Exhibit 16-2 Unemployment categories
Category# ofIndividuals
Frictional unemployment  20
Structural unemployment  35
Cyclical unemployment  60
Discouraged workers    5
Underemployed workers  10
Fully employed workers410
Population900
The unemployment rate for the economy in Exhibit 6-2 is:

A. 12.8 percent.
B. 21.5 percent.
C. 22.2 percent.
D. 30.5 percent.

Answer: B

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