Context: The phone rings far away . I ignore it . I left the radio playing in the other room but I can barely hear it . At a muffled distance from the day 's upsetting political and economic news I feel isolated , alone , silenced .
Question: What may have been the economic news ?
Option 0: The number of unemployed was going down .
Option 1: None of the above choices .
Option 2: The wage gap was slowing starting to close .
Option 3: The unemployment rate was going up .
Answer: 3