Table 15-4 -Refer to Table 15-4

Table 15-4
$\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline \text { Civilian labor force } & 100 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Persons unemployed } 15 \text { weeks or longer } & 1.6 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Job losers and persons who have completed temporary jobs (excludes job leavers) } & 3.1 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Total unemployed } & 6.2 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Total unemployed plus discouraged workers } & 7.0 \text { million } \\\hline \text { Total unemployed plus all marginally attached workers } & 8.1 \text { million } \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Total unemployed plus all marginally attached workers plus total employed part-time for } \\\text { economic reasons }\end{array} & 9.2 \text { million } \\\hline\end{array}$

-Refer to Table 15-4. What is the U-1 measure of labor underutilization?

A) 1.6 percent
B) 3.1 percent
C) 6.2 percent
D) 7.0 percent

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