CAIE A-Level Economics 9.3.5 Employment trends
Practise reading employment and unemployment statistics, comparing trends, and drawing valid conclusions from tables or graphs.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Economics 9708
- Level
- A2
Exam points
- compare unemployment trends across two periods using the overall direction of change
- interpret labour force, employment and inactivity data without confusing rates with numbers
- draw valid conclusions from country tables on youth, total or long-run unemployment
9.3.5—Employment trends question 1
The diagram shows selected US labour statistics from 2001 to 2013.
What can be concluded from the diagram?
A
Between 2004 and 2005, when the number of net new jobs was rising, the percentage employed increased.
B
Employed as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over declined continuously.
C
The natural rate of unemployment was achieved only in 2008.
D
The number of employed workers rose in all except four years.
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