Which of the Following Factors Explains Why Official Unemployment Rates

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors explains why official unemployment rates for young African Americans are so high?

• A) a low number of White middle-class women in the labor force
• B) increased competition from immigrants
• C) more experience and expertise than most White men and women
• D) the need to support their families

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