Suppose an economy is experiencing the following rates of unemployment by type.     Rate (%) Cyclically Unemployed 1.5 Frictionally Unemployed 3.3 Structurally Unemployed 2.6   The actual unemployment rate is   Multiple Choice   7.4 percent and the natural rate of unemployment is 5.9 percent.   5.9 percent and the natural rate of unemployment is 7.4 percent.   7.4 percent and the natural rate of unemployment is 10.1 percent.   10.1 percent and the natural rate of unemployment is 7.4 percent

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Suppose an economy is experiencing the following rates of unemployment by type.

 

  Rate (%)
Cyclically Unemployed 1.5
Frictionally Unemployed 3.3
Structurally Unemployed 2.6

 

The actual unemployment rate is

 

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    7.4 percent and the natural rate of unemployment is 5.9 percent.
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    5.9 percent and the natural rate of unemployment is 7.4 percent.
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    7.4 percent and the natural rate of unemployment is 10.1 percent.
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    10.1 percent and the natural rate of unemployment is 7.4 percent
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