Computation of unemployment rate
Assume the share of whites in the labour force is 82% and the unemployment rate among whites is 6.5% the share of non-whites in the labour force is 18% with an unemployment rate among non-whites is 12%. What is the overall unemployment rate?
a) 8.5%
b) 9.5%
c) 10.0%
d) 7.5%
e) 14.5%