WAEC Economics 2021 Theory — Question 1
Question 1 of 26 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Economics 2021 Theory paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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1(a). Table 1 below shows the distribution of the population of a country in various occupations. Study it and calculate the size of the entire labour force in the country.
Model answer
The labour force is the total number of people actively employed across all the occupation categories shown in the table. This is found by adding together the population figures given for every occupation/sector listed in Table 1.
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