Chapter 6 Assignment X 5 Assignment Print View X G According to Okun's law, how mu x Homework Help - Q&A from Onl x + X > C A newconnect.mheducation.com/flow/connect.html C Chapter 6 Assignment i Saved Help Save & Exit Submit 5 Check my work Refer to the "In the News" below: IN THE NEWS 10 Unemployment Rate Hits a 26-Year High points The nation's unemployment rate climbed to 10.2 percent in October, the highest rate since 1983. Nonfarm payrolls dropped another 190,000 last month, adding to 22 consecutive months of job losses. The biggest job losses were in manufacturing, eBook construction, and retail employment. Print Since the recession began over 7.3 million jobs have been lost. The unemployment rate has more than doubled from 4.9 percent in December 2007 to its current level of 10.2 References percent. In October, 35.6 percent of unemployed persons were jobless for 27 weeks or more, while 20 percent of the unemployed were jobless for 5 weeks or less. Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (10.7 percent) and whites (9.5 percent) rose in October. The jobless rates for adult women (8.1 percent), teenagers (27.6 percent), blacks (15.7 percent), and Hispanics (13.1 percent) were little changed over the month. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 10, 2009. If the number of unemployed is 15.7 million, in October 2009 Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to one decimal place. a. How many people were in the labor force? million h How many nennle were emnlover? Mc Graw Hill Time Remaining: 31:00 Other End Options Session m Leed 9 WE FEE 10:01 AM 2/3/2020