A macro-level explanation for persistent poverty within the U.S.would be:
A) the lack of interest in work among the multi-generational poor.
B) teenage pregnancies and having children to receive public support.
C) the changing labor market due to deindustrialization.
D) All of these are macro-level explanations for poverty.

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Deindustrialization has led to the loss of jobs in manufacturing industries and the growth of low-wage service sector jobs, which has made it more difficult for low-income individuals to achieve economic stability. A lack of interest in work or teenage pregnancies may contribute to poverty at the individual level, but they do not explain persistent poverty on a macro-level.

A Macro-Level Explanation for Persistent Poverty Within the U