The employment-to-population ratio is equal to the number of
A) unemployed people divided by the total population then multiplied by 100.
B) employed people divided by the total population then multiplied by 100.
C) employed people divided by the working-age population then multiplied by 100.
D) unemployed people divided by the working age population then multiplied by 100.

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The employment-to-population ratio is a measure of the percentage of a country's working-age population that is employed. This means we need to divide the number of employed people by the working-age population (excluding those who are not in the labor force, such as students or retirees). Choice A and D both incorrectly include the number of unemployed people in the calculation, while choice B includes the total population rather than just the working-age population. Therefore, choice C is the correct answer.

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