If the Official Unemployment Rate Increases in March from Its

question 116

Multiple Choice

If the official unemployment rate increases in March from its February level because of sluggish sales in the auto industry, we can conclude that ____ unemployment is responsible for the increase.

• A)seasonal
• B)cyclical
• C)structural
• D)frictional
• E)any one of the causes of

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