Answer:
The unemployment rate is 12.5%
Explanation:
The formular for solving unemployment rate is:
Number of unemployed persons/ Total number of civilian force × 100
The number of unemployed persons is 6 million
The total number of civilian force is 6milllion + 42 million = 48 million
Therefore unemployment rate is
6/48 ×100 = 12.5%
Thus, the unemployment rate is 12.5%