单选题 Why did unemployment increase during the period discussed in the passage?

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 原文第一段的后三行有明显的表述:“The main reason was a large increase—nearly 700,000 in the labor force,with a record 61.9% of the population over sixteen years of age working or actively looking for work.”所以主要原因是十六岁以上的人群中有61.9%的人在工作或在积极地寻找工作,劳动力大幅度增长。