Labor Force

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Equation for natural rate of unemployment (NRU) in terms of types of employment (structural, frictional, and/or cyclical), when it’s with numbers of people (not %s)

(# of structural unemployed + # of frictional unemployed) / # in labor force (both unemployed & employed)

Equation for labor force participation rate

Labor force (all unemployed & employed) / working age civilian population

Equation for natural rate of unemployment in terms of cyclical unemployment.

NRU = rate of unemployment - rate of cyclical unemployment

Equation to calculate the current unemployment rate in terms of the 3 types of unemployment

Rate of unemployment = Frictional unemployment % + cyclical unemployment % + structural unemployment %

Equation for natural rate of unemployment (NRU) in terms of structural and frictional unemployment, when it’s with rates and percents.

NRU = frictional unemployment rate + structural unemployment rate

Equation for unemployment rate in terms of those looking for work and the labor force.

Rate of unemployment = # of people looking for work / labor force (both looking & employed) 

Are discouraged workers counted in the labor force?

No.