The unemployment rate may:

A. understate the effect of a recession on employment because some leave the labor force.
B. overstate the effect of a recession on employment because some leave the labor force.
C. understate the effect of a recession on employment because many enter the labor force.
D. overstate the effect of a recession on employment because many enter the labor force.


Answer: A

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