Home ownership is a sign of economic prosperity. This makes it somewhat surprising that across the various regions of Europe and North America, high levels of home ownership correspond with high levels of unemployment.
Which one of the following, if true, helps to resolve the apparent conflict described above?
(A) Home ownership makes it more difficult to move to a place where jobs are more plentiful. - CORRECT. So, people with home are more unemployed.
(B) Over the last few decades,
jobs have been moving from centralized areas to locations that are closer to homeowners. - WRONG. Goes against what we seek. It instead worsens the situation.
(C) The correspondence between high levels of home ownership and high levels of unemployment
holds across countries with widely different social systems. - WRONG. Irrelevant.
(D) People who own homes are more likely than those who rent to
form support networks that help them to learn of local jobs. - WRONG. Like E only. Does not impact the passage.
(E) People are more likely to
buy homes when they are feeling economically secure. - WRONG. Irrelevant because it does not relates home buying with unemployment. Has no impact on the passage.
Answer A.