Which of the following statements about economic changes in the United States between 1945 and 1990 is LEAST accurate?

A) Working-class blacks suffered disproportionately from the general rise in unemployment in the 1970s and early 1980s.
B) Manufacturing jobs grew scarcer in the Northeast as industries moved to more tax-friendly and less unionized regions.
C) The advent of the public highway system along with the emergence of the trucking industry allowed for the dispersal of manufacturing jobs into suburban industrial parks.
D) Untrained black workers suffered as low-paid,part-time work opportunities grew increasingly scarce.

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Honghao Zheng · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The statement about untrained black workers suffering as low-paid, part-time work opportunities grew increasingly scarce is least accurate. In fact, the period saw a rise in low-paid, part-time, and service-oriented jobs, which were often the only employment opportunities available to untrained workers, including many black workers.

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