Which of the Following Decreases the Official U-3 Unemployment Rate

question 153

Multiple Choice

Which of the following decreases the official U-3 unemployment rate?

• A) Workers leave the labor force.
• B) More women enter the labor force and seek jobs.
• C) Young people graduate from college and start to look for their first full-time job.
• D) None of the above because they all increase or do not change the unemployment rate.

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Definitions:

Time Out

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