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In 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that of all adult Americans, 142,496,000 were employed, 12,506,000 were unemployed, and 88,310,000 were not in the labor force. What is the adult population? 12,506,000 243,312,000 155,002,000 142,496,000

Answer :

The adult labor force is (b) 243,312,000, this is the total labor force that is available in America in 2012.

What is Labor?

Labor is a person who works for the wage, the labor force is counted by the country to ensure the job demand and supply statistics.

In 2012 the total number of labor was 243,312,000 (142,496,000 + 12,506,000 + 88,310,000), adding the three figures for employed, unemployed and those who are not in labor force.

The labor that is employed can be retired and their position may become vacant, but the unemployed needs a vacancy and is willing to have, the statistics shows that the unemployed people are few as compared to the employed which suggests that there is a job requirement by people which can be fulfilled by the government.

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