Multiple Choice
Knowing the length of unemployment is important because
A) if most unemployment is long term,we might not be as concerned with higher unemployment because unemployment will consist mostly of structural unemployment.
B) if most unemployment is short term,we might not be as concerned with a higher unemployment rate,because this indicates that the unemployment is a temporary situation,rather than a long-term problem.
C) if most unemployment is short term,the government can easily reduce the unemployment rate through government programs.
D) the length of unemployment dictates the official unemployment rate.
E) if most unemployment is short term,we might be concerned that businesses are quickly laying off workers.
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