Manufacturing output in the U.S.continues to increase.The high unemployment of skilled workers who previously worked in the manufacturing sector _________________________.
A)Is the result of untrained laborers.
B)Is strictly a factor of U.S.manufacturing companies outsourcing the majority of their work.
C)Can be reconciled by the fact that manufacturing is very efficient and requires fewer workers to produce the same amount,or even more output.
D)Can be attributed to manufacturing going "green."

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The increase in manufacturing output in the U.S. can be attributed to the fact that manufacturing has become more efficient and requires fewer workers to produce the same amount of output. This means that there may not be as many job openings for skilled workers as there were in the past. However, this does not necessarily mean that the unemployment of skilled workers is the result of untrained laborers (choice A), U.S. manufacturing companies outsourcing the majority of their work (choice B), or manufacturing going "green" (choice D).

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