A labour market survey of an island economy produced the following estimates.
| Employment status | Number of people |
|---|---|
| Employed | 3,648,000 |
| Unemployed | 252,000 |
Calculate the unemployment rate. Give your answer to one decimal place.
65 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Economics 3.2 Low unemployment, covering 3.2.1 Employment and unemployment, 3.2.2 Measuring unemployment, 3.2.3 Calculate the unemployment rate, 3.2.4 Analyse unemployment figures, 3.2.5 Types of unemployment, and 3.2.6 Causes and consequences of unemployment. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.