Question 1134653
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The percent increase is the amount of the increase, divided by the original number; multiplied by 100 to convert to a percentage:<br>
{{{((8.7-6.8)/6.8)*100}}} = 27.94% to 2 decimal places.<br>
Note: The actual percentage increase might be a good deal more or less than that number.  To get a more accurate number for the percent increase, the given unemployment rates need to be accurate to more than one decimal place.