Question

O
A) Job openings begin to rise immediately after recessions.
B)
Job openings and employment, January 2001-October 2011, seasonally adjusted
After recessions, there are more job openings than total nonfarm
employment.
7
140
Shaded areas denote recessions.
O
C)
Job openings and nonfarm employment drop steadily during recessions.
6
138
O
Job
136
The amount of nonfarm employment is sometimes higher than the
D)
amount of job openings during recessions.
4
openings
(left axis)
MM
134
2
1
Total nonfarm
employment
(right axis)
132
130
Employr
millions
128
126
Which conclusion is supported by the graph?
bbopenines, in millions
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001

Answer 1

D

The graph shows nonfarm employment values (about 126–140 million) are much larger than job openings (about 1–7 million), including during the shaded recession periods — so nonfarm employment is sometimes (in fact, always) higher than job openings during recessions. Options A, B and C are not supported by the plotted data.