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You need to divide the unemployed by the TOTAL number of people (employed + unemployed). Then you can convert that number into a percentage.

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The rate is 16.66... %.

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Q: If the number of people classified as unemployed is 50000 and the number of people classified as employed is 250000 what is the unemployment rate?
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