26) In late 2006, the unemployment rate increased from 4.4 percent to 4.5 percent. It was reported that new jobs were created in several sectors including accounting, engineering services, computer design and education. These increases offset job losses in the construction and automobile industries. At the

same time, the natural unemployment rate was estimated to be about 5.5 percent

Based on the story, the labor market reflects

A) a positive output gap.

B) a negative output gap.

C) cyclical unemployment.

D) efficiency wages.