Read the sentence from an argumentative essay about the economy.The unstable economy caused lots of people to lose their jobs.Which revision exhibits the best word choice for the underlined portion of the sentence?

“A drastic increase in unemployment” is the clearest and most precise phrase for describing many people losing their jobs. It also uses a formal tone appropriate for an argumentative essay. “A change in the number of people employed” is less precise because it does not say whether employment increased or decreased.

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