The number of people who are qualified to work and who offered themselves for employment are called

1. Analyze the question The question asks for the term for people who are qualified to work and who offer themselves for employment. In other words, it is about the part of the population that is available for work.

2. Explain the concept

• Working population (labour force): All people who are able, qualified and willing to work, whether they are currently employed or actively seeking a job. It normally covers people between the minimum and maximum working ages (in Nigeria, roughly 15 to 64 years). It excludes children, the elderly, full-time students, the sick or disabled who cannot work, and people who do not want a job.
• Mobility of labour: How easily workers move from one job to another (occupational mobility) or from one place to another (geographical mobility).
• Migrant labour: Workers who move from one region or country to another to find employment.
• Labour turnover: The rate at which workers leave a firm and are replaced by new ones.

3. Solution (step by step)

• Step 1: The key phrases are "qualified to work" and "offered themselves for employment". These describe people who are available for work.
• Step 2: Option A is about the movement of workers, not their availability, so it does not fit.
• Step 3: Option C is about workers who relocate to find jobs, which is also not what is described.
• Step 4: Option D is about workers leaving and joining a firm, so it does not fit either.
• Step 5: Option B, working population, matches the definition exactly.

4. Answer The correct option is B. working population.

5. Exam tip Link the words to the definition: "qualified and willing to work" means working population / labour force. Also remember that the working population is not the same as the total population. A person who is unwilling or unable to work, such as a full-time student or a retiree, is not counted.