A country with a civilian population of 100,000 (all over age 16) has 80,000 employed and 10,000 unemployed persons. Of the unemployed, 2,000 are frictionally unemployed and another 4,000 are structurally unemployed. On the basis of this data, answer the following questions:
a. What is the size of the labor force? _______
b. What is the unemployment rate? _______________________________
c. What is the natural rate of unemployment for this country? ____________________
d. Is this economy in recession or expansion? Explain.