Refer to the Following Table That Shows Monthly Data for Japan

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following table that shows monthly data for Japan. What was the unemployment rate in December 2017?
$${ \text { Japan } } \\\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Month and year } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Labor force - male } \\\text { (millions) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Labor force - female } \\\text { (millions) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { unemployed people } \\\text { (millions) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { January 2014 } & 37.6 & 28.1 & 2.4 \\\hline \text { June 2015 } & 37.7 & 28.6 & 2.2 \\\hline \text { December 2016 } & 38.0 & 29.2 & 2.0 \\\hline \text { March 2017 } & 37.7 & 29.0 & 1.9 \\\hline \text { December 2017 } & 37.8 & 29.7 & 1.8 \\\hline\end{array}$$

A) 2.7%
B) 3%
C) 2.1%
D) 3.6%