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Below are data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Using this data, answer the following questions.
(a) In April 2009, what was the unemployment rate?
(b) In April 2012, how many people were in the labor force?
(c) In April 2015, how many people were unemployed in the United States?
(id In April 2018, what was the unemployment rate?
 U.S. Data  Month and  year  Labor force  Number of  employed  Number of  unemployed  Unemployment  rate  April 2009 154,509,000140,656,00013,853,000 April 2012 141,899,00012,646,0008.2% April 2015 157,017,000148,491,0005.4% April 2018 161,551,000155,216,0006,335,000{ \text { U.S. Data } } \\\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Month and } \\\text { year }\end{array} & \text { Labor force } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { employed }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { unemployed }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Unemployment } \\\text { rate }\end{array} \\\hline \text { April 2009 } & 154,509,000 & 140,656,000 & 13,853,000 & \\\hline \text { April 2012 } & & 141,899,000 & 12,646,000 & 8.2 \% \\\hline \text { April 2015 } & 157,017,000 & 148,491,000 & & 5.4 \% \\\hline \text { April 2018 } & 161,551,000 & 155,216,000 & 6,335,000 & \\\hline\end{array}

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