During the 1920s, wages for American workers
A. generally enabled a working-class family to thrive on a single income.
B. rose most quickly for unskilled workers.
C. generally decreased as the labor market became tighter.
D. equaled or exceeded the rate of production growth.
E. generally rose at a rate far below growth in the economy.
Answer: E
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