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In June 1989, how many of the eleven states listed had an unemployment
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In June 1989, how many of the eleven states listed had an unemployment rate greater than that for the nation as a whole?
(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) Five
(D) Six
(E) Seven
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Re: In June 1989, how many of the eleven states listed had an unemployment
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15 Jun 2025, 00:24
15 Jun 2025, 00:24
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as we can see according to the graph, in 1989 the country Unemployment rate is 5.3,
and in the table we have different cities having different Unemployment rate, so we just to have to find out the ones with greater than 5.3 Unemployment rate,
so there are 6 cities in total.
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In June 1989, how many of the eleven states listed had an unemployment rate greater than that for the nation as a whole?
(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) Five
(D) Six
(E) Seven
and in the table we have different cities having different Unemployment rate, so we just to have to find out the ones with greater than 5.3 Unemployment rate,
so there are 6 cities in total.
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In June 1989, how many of the eleven states listed had an unemployment rate greater than that for the nation as a whole?
(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) Five
(D) Six
(E) Seven
Re: In June 1989, how many of the eleven states listed had an unemployment
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16 Jun 2025, 04:00
16 Jun 2025, 04:00
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1. Find the unemployment rate for the nation as a whole in June 1989.
- Look at the top bar chart titled "UNITED STATES JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AS A PERCENT OF WORK FORCE 1979-1989".
- For the year 1989 (the last bar), the national unemployment rate was $5.3 \%$.
2. Examine the "Unemployment Data for the Eleven States with the Largest Populations in 1989" table.
- Look at the column "Unemployment Rate June (as a percent of state work force)".
- Compare each state's June 1989 unemployment rate to the national rate of $5.3 \%$.
Let's go through the list of states:
- California: 5.6\% (Greater than 5.3\%)
- New York: $5.0 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Texas: $6.1 \%$ (Greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Illinois: 5.5\% (Greater than 5.3\%)
- Pennsylvania: $4.0 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Florida: $6.1 \%$ (Greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Ohio: $5.6 \%$ (Greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Michigan: $7.3 \%$ (Greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- New Jersey: $4.2 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- North Carolina: $3.6 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Massachusetts: $4.0 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
Now, let's count how many states had an unemployment rate greater than $5.3 \%$ :
1. California (5.6\%)
2. Texas (6.1\%)
3. Illinois (5.5\%)
4. Florida (6.1\%)
5. Ohio (5.6\%)
6. Michigan (7.3\%)
There are six states that had an unemployment rate greater than that for the nation as a whole in June 1989.
The final answer is Six .
- Look at the top bar chart titled "UNITED STATES JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AS A PERCENT OF WORK FORCE 1979-1989".
- For the year 1989 (the last bar), the national unemployment rate was $5.3 \%$.
2. Examine the "Unemployment Data for the Eleven States with the Largest Populations in 1989" table.
- Look at the column "Unemployment Rate June (as a percent of state work force)".
- Compare each state's June 1989 unemployment rate to the national rate of $5.3 \%$.
Let's go through the list of states:
- California: 5.6\% (Greater than 5.3\%)
- New York: $5.0 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Texas: $6.1 \%$ (Greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Illinois: 5.5\% (Greater than 5.3\%)
- Pennsylvania: $4.0 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Florida: $6.1 \%$ (Greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Ohio: $5.6 \%$ (Greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Michigan: $7.3 \%$ (Greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- New Jersey: $4.2 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- North Carolina: $3.6 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Massachusetts: $4.0 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
Now, let's count how many states had an unemployment rate greater than $5.3 \%$ :
1. California (5.6\%)
2. Texas (6.1\%)
3. Illinois (5.5\%)
4. Florida (6.1\%)
5. Ohio (5.6\%)
6. Michigan (7.3\%)
There are six states that had an unemployment rate greater than that for the nation as a whole in June 1989.
The final answer is Six .
