An economist is studying the relationship between the percentage of workers whose wages are determined by union contracts and the national unemployment rate. The data for four different countries is presented below:

• Country X: 90% union coverage, 5% unemployment rate.
• Country Y: 15% union coverage, 5% unemployment rate.
• Country Z: 85% union coverage, 15% unemployment rate.
• Country W: 20% union coverage, 15% unemployment rate.

Based only on this data, which of the following statements is the most accurate analysis of the relationship between union coverage and unemployment?

Evaluating Policy on Unionization and Unemployment

Critiquing an Economic Argument on Unions and Unemployment

International data from recent decades consistently shows that countries with high levels of union wage-setting coverage (e.g., over 80%) invariably experience higher unemployment rates than countries with low union coverage (e.g., under 20%).

Interpreting Labor Market Data

Match each country comparison with the conclusion it best supports regarding the relationship between union wage-setting coverage and unemployment rates, based on data from 2000-2020.

Observing that a country with very high union contract coverage and a country with very low union contract coverage both experienced similarly high unemployment rates suggests that factors other than the extent of ______ were more dominant in determining their unemployment outcomes.

Evaluating an Economic Policy Proposal

Revising an Economic Hypothesis

Analyzing an Economic Policy Argument