Increases in the minimum wage will

A.

increase the level of unemployment for all groups of workers.

B.

have a large effect on the unemployment rate in the United States.

C.

increase unemployment among workers whose market wage is higher than the new minimum wage.

D.

increase unemployment among teenagers.

Your answer is correct.

Part 2The unemployment rate in the United States is usually ________ than the unemployment rates in most other high-income countries, partly because the United States has _________ requirements for the unemployed to receive government payments.

A.

lower; less stringent

B.

lower; more stringent

C.

higher; less stringent

D.

higher; more stringent