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Second year Macro: Suppose that in a given month in Canada, there are 24 million working-age people. Of these, 18 million currently hold jobs.

Second year Macro: Suppose that in a given month in Canada, there are 24 million working-age people. Of these, 18 million currently hold jobs. Of the remaining 6 million, 4 million are actively looking for work and 1.5 million have given up looking for work. Lastly, there are a half million people who do not want to or cannot work. 

A)How many people make up the labour force in this economy? b) What is the labour force participation rate for this economy? c) What is the unemployment rate? d) If discouraged workers were included among the unemployed, what would be the rate of unemployment in this case?

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