(Last Word) All of the following are explanations for why many job openings were going unﬁlled after the Great Recession except
A) skills mismatches between the worker and the employer.
B) employers set unreasonably high recruiting criteria.
C) less geographic relocation of the labor force.
D) the fact that some amount of frictional unemployment always exists.
E) the extensive array of vocational programs offered at high schools today.

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The extensive array of vocational programs offered at high schools today is not a valid explanation for why many job openings were going unﬁlled after the Great Recession. The other options listed (skills mismatches, unreasonably high recruiting criteria, less geographic relocation, and frictional unemployment) are all potential explanations.

(Last Word) All of the Following Are Explanations for Why