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-(Table: Unemployment and Employment Data)Use Table: Unemployment and Employment Data.If marginally attached workers are included,the labour force in this economy is _____ million.
A) 170
B) 103
C) 100
D) 98

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-(Table: Unemployment and Employment Data)Use Table: Unemployment and Employment Data.If marginally attached workers are included,the labour force in this economy is _____ million.
A) 170 
B) 103 
C) 100 
D) 98

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The labour force includes employed individuals and unemployed individuals who are actively seeking work. If marginally attached workers are included, the labour force would also include those who are not currently working or actively seeking work but have looked for work in the past 12 months and are available for work.

In the given table, the number of employed persons is 93 million and the number of unemployed persons is 10 million. Therefore, the labour force (excluding marginally attached workers) is 93+10 = 103 million.

However, if marginally attached workers are included, the labour force would also include the 2 million marginally attached workers in the economy. Therefore, the total labour force (including marginally attached workers) would be 103 + 2 = 105 million.

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