1. Problems and Applications Q1 In 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that of all adult Americans, 142,496,000 were employed, 12,506,000 were unemployed, and 88,310,000 were not in the labor force. What is the adult population

the adult population is 243,312,000

Explanation:

The computation of the adult population is shown below:

The Total adult population is

= Employed + Unemployed +  Not in the labor force

= 142,496,000 + 12,506,000  + 88,310,000

= 243,312,000

Hence, the adult population is 243,312,000

We simply applied the above formula so that the correct value could come

And, the same is to be considered

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