Labor force(thousands) | Unemployed(thousands) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Region | May 2010 | May 2011 | May 2010 | May 2011 |
Northeast | 28,303.7 | 28,201.9 | 2,482.7 | 2,254.1 |
South | 55,223.5 | 55,544.1 | 5,126.3 | 4,896.6 |
Midwest | 34,520.2 | 34,430.0 | 3,305.7 | 2,803.7 |
West | 35,827.2 | 35,613.0 | 3,954.0 | 3,664.4 |
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The accompanying diagram shows the interest rate on one-year loans and inflation during 1995–2010 in the economy of Albernia. When would one-year loans have been especially attractive and why?
Country | Inflation rate in 2000 | Average inflation rate in 2001–2010 |
---|---|---|
Brazil | 7.06% | 6.70% |
China | 0.4 | 2.16 |
France | 1.83 | 1.86 |
Indonesia | 3.77 | 8.55 |
Japan | −0.78 | −0.25 |
Turkey | 55.03 | 18.51 |
United States | 3.37 | 2.40 |
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