Most spells of unemployment are ______ term, and most weeks of unemployment are attributable to ______-term unemployment.
A) short; short
B) short; long
C) long; long
D) long; short

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Most spells of unemployment are short term, meaning that any individual period of unemployment typically does not last very long. However, most weeks of unemployment when aggregated across the population are attributable to a smaller number of individuals who are unemployed for a long time. This is because the long-term unemployed, although fewer in number, remain unemployed for much longer periods, thus contributing to a larger total number of unemployment weeks.

Most Spells of Unemployment Are ______ Term, and Most Weeks