The towns of Jekyll and Hyde each have a labor force of 2,000 people. In Jekyll, 500 people were unemployed for the entire year, while the rest of the labor force was employed continuously. In Hyde, every member of the labor force was unemployed for three months and was employed for nine months. The average duration of unemployment spells over the year was ________ months in Jekyll and ________ months in Hyde.
A)3; 3
B)3; 9
C)12; 3
D)12; 9

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An unemployment spell is the average duration of unemployment per worker. In Jekyll, workers were out of work for 12 months, on average, whereas in Hyde it averaged 3 months.

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