When Does the Unemployment Rate Increase

question 19

Multiple Choice

When does the unemployment rate increase?  

• A) It increases whenever the number of persons classified as unemployed increases. 
• B) It increases whenever the number of unemployed increases relative to the size of the labour force. 
• C) It increases whenever the size of the labour force decreases. 
• D) It increases whenever the size of the labour force decreases and the number of unemployed decreases.

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