US Labor Force.
The US labor force, population, and unemployment rate in January 2013 were as follows:
Labor Force 155,825,000
Population 315,079,109
Unemployment rate 8.0%
Based on these figures:
(a) How many people were unemployed?
(b) How many more jobs would be required to push the unemployment rate down to 5%?
(c) According to Okun's Law, how much would GDP have to increase (in percentage) in order to create enough jobs to push the unemployment rate down to 5%?
You can only find the percentage change needed from this information.