CAIE A-Level Economics A2 9.3.5 Employment Trends Questions

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

CAIE A-Level Economics A2 9.3.5 Employment Trends Questions question 1

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The diagram shows selected US labour statistics from 2001 to 2013.

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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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