A leading supermarket recently announced plans to open twenty-five new stores, despite the difficult economic conditions facing the country. It is hoped that the expansion will create more than 6,500 jobs over the next year, with the focus placed on local residents who are currently unemployed. This announcement comes as official statistics suggest unemployment is at a seventeen-year high in Britain.

Question: It was recently announced that local people are more likely to be unemployed
Options:
A. true, B. false, C. uncertain
Answer: "C"