How Team Trump Sees Unemployment and Why It Matters it Matters\" Bloomberg.com,

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How Team Trump Sees Unemployment and Why It Matters it Matters" Bloomberg.com, posted 1/24/2017. Carefully read the article, if the article is no longer available, click here to read a synopsis, and then answer the following questions. The U-5 is a broader unemployment index that includes people currently applying for jobs and discouraged workers that have searched for a job in the past 12 months. One metric used to support claims that unemployment is higher than currently reported is the O A. drop in the labor force participation rate O B. reduction in disability claims ° C. decrease in union membership nationwide ( D. None of the above.

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A. drop in the labor force participation rate

During Obama's tenure, LFPR decreased, therefor the unemployment rate became lower even with the same number of unemployed persons.

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