Question: Employed 1 5 9 . 4 Structurally unemployed 3 . 5 Cyclically unemployed 2 . 1 Frictionally unemployed 2 . 5 Instructions: Round your answers

Employed 159.4
Structurally unemployed 3.5
Cyclically unemployed 2.1
Frictionally unemployed 2.5
Instructions: Round your answers to two decimal places.
a. Calculate the actual unemployment rate and the natural rate of unemployment for this economy.
Actual rate of unemployment: 4.84 Numeric ResponseEdit Unavailable. 4.84 correct.%
Natural rate of unemployment: 3.76 Numeric ResponseEdit Unavailable. 3.76 incorrect.%
b. Now assume 1.3 million cyclically unemployed workers become employed. At the same time, 0.7 million employed workers become structurally unemployed. Calculate the unemployment rate and the natural rate of unemployment for this economy.
Actual rate of unemployment: 3.98 Numeric ResponseEdit Unavailable. 3.98 incorrect.%
Natural rate of unemployment: 6 Numeric ResponseEdit Unavailable. 6 incorrect.%

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