When output increases by 1%, the unemployment rate ________ in the short run because as output increases, the size of the labor force increases.

A. tends to rise by 1%
B. does not tend to fall by 1%
C. tends to fall by 1%
D. tends to rise by less than 1%


Answer: B

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