The Average Duration of Unemployment

question 16

Multiple Choice

The average duration of unemployment

• A) decreases during recessions and increases during expansions.
• B) does not vary with the business cycle.
• C) decreases all the time.
• D) increases during recessions and decreases during expansions.
• E) increases all the time.

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