The table below represents the monthly unemployment rates in the US from January of 2005 through May of 2016. Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2005 5.3% 5.4% 5.2% 5.2% 5.1% 5.0% 5.0% 4.9% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 4.9% 2006 4.7% 4.8% 4.7% 4.7% 4.6% 4.6% 4.7% 4.7% 4.5% 4.4% 4.5% 4.4% 2007 4.6% 4.5% 4.4% 4.5% 4.4% 4.6% 4.7% 4.6% 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 5.0% 2008 5.0% 4.9% 5.1% 5.0% 5.4% 5.6% 5.8% 6.1% 6.1% 6.5% 6.8% 7.3% 2009 7.8% 8.3% 8.7% 9.0% 9.4% 9.5% 9.5% 9.6% 9.8% 10.0% 9.9% 9.9% 2010 9.7% 9.8% 9.9% 9.9% 9.6% 9.4% 9.5% 9.5% 9.5% 9.5% 9.8% 9.4% 2011 9.1% 9.0% 9.0% 9.1% 9.0% 9.1% 9.0% 9.0% 9.0% 8.8% 8.6% 8.5% 2012 8.2% 8.3% 8.2% 8.2% 8.2% 8.2% 8.2% 8.1% 7.8% 7.8% 7.8% 7.9% 2013 7.9% 7.7% 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 7.3% 7.2% 7.2% 7.2% 7.0% 6.7% 2014 6.6% 6.7% 6.6% 6.2% 6.3% 6.1% 6.2% 6.1% 5.9% 5.7% 5.8% 5.6% 2015 5.7% 5.5% 5.5% 5.4% 5.5% 5.3% 5.3% 5.1% 5.1% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 2016 4.9% 4.9% 5.0% 5.0% 4.7%               Find the absolute change in the unemployment rate during 2008. (round to the tenths place)

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The table below represents the monthly unemployment rates in the US from January of 2005 through May of 2016.

Year

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

2005

5.3%

5.4%

5.2%

5.2%

5.1%

5.0%

5.0%

4.9%

5.0%

5.0%

5.0%

4.9%

2006

4.7%

4.8%

4.7%

4.7%

4.6%

4.6%

4.7%

4.7%

4.5%

4.4%

4.5%

4.4%

2007

4.6%

4.5%

4.4%

4.5%

4.4%

4.6%

4.7%

4.6%

4.7%

4.7%

4.7%

5.0%

2008

5.0%

4.9%

5.1%

5.0%

5.4%

5.6%

5.8%

6.1%

6.1%

6.5%

6.8%

7.3%

2009

7.8%

8.3%

8.7%

9.0%

9.4%

9.5%

9.5%

9.6%

9.8%

10.0%

9.9%

9.9%

2010

9.7%

9.8%

9.9%

9.9%

9.6%

9.4%

9.5%

9.5%

9.5%

9.5%

9.8%

9.4%

2011

9.1%

9.0%

9.0%

9.1%

9.0%

9.1%

9.0%

9.0%

9.0%

8.8%

8.6%

8.5%

2012

8.2%

8.3%

8.2%

8.2%

8.2%

8.2%

8.2%

8.1%

7.8%

7.8%

7.8%

7.9%

2013

7.9%

7.7%

7.5%

7.5%

7.5%

7.5%

7.3%

7.2%

7.2%

7.2%

7.0%

6.7%

2014

6.6%

6.7%

6.6%

6.2%

6.3%

6.1%

6.2%

6.1%

5.9%

5.7%

5.8%

5.6%

2015

5.7%

5.5%

5.5%

5.4%

5.5%

5.3%

5.3%

5.1%

5.1%

5.0%

5.0%

5.0%

2016

4.9%

4.9%

5.0%

5.0%

4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Find the absolute change in the unemployment rate during 2008.

(round to the tenths place)

 

 

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