Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Since the mid-1980s, the unemployment rate in Canada has exceeded the rate in the United States.
• B) For much of the post-World War II period, unemployment rates in Canada behaved very similarly.
• C) Compared to most European countries, unemployment is high in Canada.
• D) Jobless Canadians are more likely than their American counterparts to declare that they are unemployed.
• E) Unemployment in Canada was high by historical standards for most of the 1990s.

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