In: Economics
If you hear that unemployment increased in the last year by 3.5 percentage points to 8 %it means: Multiple Choice 80 out of every 100 people who want a job can't find one. 35 out of every 100 people lost their job in the last year. 35 out of every 1,000 people lost their job in the last year. 8 out of every 1,000 people who want a job can't find one.
Option
35 out of every 1,000 people lost their job in the last year.
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The unemployment rate increased by 3.5% means it increased from 4.5% to 8%
First 45 people were unemployed in 1000 but now 80 people are unemployed in 1000 so the unemployed increased by 35 for every 1000.