When the unemployment rate changes dramatically, it's either because millions of people have lost their jobs (as now during COVID-19 shut-downs) and the rate goes up or because millions of people have found new jobs and the rate goes down.
What do you think?
Which best explains why the unemployment rate changed dramatically by 1942?
A.US mobilization for World War II created new jobs producing weapons.
B.Americans fled to Canada during the Great Depression, causing a decrease in the unemployment rate.
C.The US population declined because of Pearl Harbor, so the unemployment rate decreased.
D.The Great Depression and Dust Bowl created high unemployment.
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