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Which unemployment rate do most economists consider to be acceptable in the United States?

0 percent
5 percent
10 percent
20 percent

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
5 percent

Most economists think a small positive "natural" unemployment rate (around 4–5%) is normal because of frictional and structural unemployment; 0% is unrealistic and 10–20% are considered high.