Duke University Intermediate Macroeconomic Trends in The Labor Force Paper

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Using the data in the Excel book above produce a graph that demonstrates a trend in the labor force. The data includes the total labor force and the size of total unemployment, under employment, as well as age and sex data. reminder: the share of the labor-force a sub category represents by dividing the category numbers by the total labor force numbers. 1. A description of what it shows. 2. explanations for the particular trend you highlighted. 3. explanation of its affect on the labor market.