In September 2014, the Official U-3 Unemployment Rate Dropped from 6.1

question 207

Multiple Choice

In September 2014, the official U-3 unemployment rate dropped from 6.1 percent to 5.9 percent. This change could have been caused by

• A) unemployed workers giving up looking for a job.
• B) part-time workers getting a full-time job.
• C) full-time workers becoming part-time workers.
• D) workers who had previously given up looking for a job starting to look again.

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