SOLUTION: In​ 2014, a​ country's civilian labor force consisted of 271,011,000 persons. Of this​ total, 13,117,000 were unemployed. What percent of the​ country's civilian labor forc

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Question 1152738: In​ 2014, a​ country's civilian labor force consisted of 271,011,000 persons. Of this​ total, 13,117,000 were unemployed. What percent of the​ country's civilian labor force was​ unemployed?
Answer by ikleyn(52909)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Divide smaller number by the total and then multiply the quotient by 100 to get percentage


     = 4.84%.

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