Refer to the following figure to answer the followingquestions.Figure 9.3: Percent Change in U.S. Employment:1980-20151.5PERCENT CHANGE1.00.50.0-0.5-1.0198619881984, 1988, and 20061988 and 201406611983, 1990, and 2001200519921994199619982000YEARBased on the data presented in Figure 9.3, which of thefollowing periods is/are likely (a) recession(s)?Not enough information is given.2002200420062008201020122014

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Refer to the following figure to answer the following questions. Figure 9.3: Percent Change in U.S. Employment: 1980-2015 1.5 PERCENT CHANGE 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 1960 1962 1984 1968 1984, 1988, and 2006 1988 and 2014 0661 1992 1994 1996 9561 1983, 1990, and 2001 2005 Not enough information is given. 2000 2002 YEAR 1002 Based on the data presented in Figure 9.3, which of the following periods is/are likely (a) recession(s)? 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

Refer to the following figure to answer the following questions. Figure 9.3: Percent Change in U.S. Employment: 1980-2015 1.5 PERCENT CHANGE 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 1960 1962 1984 1968 1984, 1988, and 2006 1988 and 2014 0661 1992 1994 1996 9561 1983, 1990, and 2001 2005 Not enough information is given. 2000 2002 YEAR 1002 Based on the data presented in Figure 9.3, which of the following periods is/are likely (a) recession(s)? 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

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