High inequality in income and wealth and a lack of economic opportunities for the young appear to have increased discontent here, leaders across the political spectrum agree. Government statistics show that unemployment stood this spring at 10.9 percent for residents aged 15 to 19, and 4.6 percent for those aged 20 to 29. But many critics contend that the real rate is much higher.
A local newspaper documented last year that census officers were rewarded based on the number of interviews they conducted and that they may have tried to persuade people not to say that they were unemployed, because it would prolong the interview. The government began a review of its methods.
各個政治派別的領導人一致認為，收入和財富的高度不平等、以及年輕人的經濟機會減少，看來增加了這裡的不滿程度。政府的統計數據顯示，今年春季的失業率在年齡為15到19歲的人口中達到10.9%，在年齡為20到29歲的人口中為4.6%。但是，許多批評者辯稱，實際的失業率要高得多。
一份當地報紙去年曾提供記錄表明，統計員的獎金是基於他們尋訪的人數數量，而且他們可能試圖說服人們不要說自己失業，因為那樣會延長訪談的時間。政府已開始檢查其使用的方法。
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