According to the text, why did a spatial mismatch occur between jobs and workers in the 1950s and 1960s?

A. Increasing manufacturing jobs needed more room to grow, using up land meant for housing.
B. Jobs moved out of the cities, leaving city workers without jobs.
C. Higher concentrations of jobs in the city favored city dwellers over rural dwellers.
D. Jobs in the city moved to the country, displacing farm land and farming.


Answer: B

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