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CR · Critical Reasoning
605-655
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A brochure for City X highlights the reasons why residents should move there rather than to other cities in the state. One reason that the brochure mentions is the relative ease of finding a job in City X, where the unemployment rate is 4.7%.
Which of the following statements, if true, casts the most doubt on the validity of the reason to move to City X mentioned above?
Which of the following statements, if true, casts the most doubt on the validity of the reason to move to City X mentioned above?
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Most of the jobs in City X are hourly rather than salary jobs.
B
The state where City X is located has an average unemployment rate of 3.9%.
C
CD Other reasons to move to City X include the school system and easy access to recreational activities.
D
The national unemployment rate, calculated during the last census, is 4.3%.
E
City Y, located in the same state as City X, recently built a new factory that will employ 5,000 workers.
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