A professor expects the education and health service industries to increase total employees by 14.8% from 2009 to 2016. Based on the employment graph below, approximately how many new jobs will the education and health service industries gain between 1/2009 and 1/2016?
Education and Health Services - All Employees, 2000-2009
A line graph titled Education and Health Services, All Employees, 2000 to 2009, where the x-axis shows years and the y-axis shows all employees, in thousands. Line starts at 15,000 on January 2000, and increases gradually to 16,000 on January 2002, 17,200 on January 2005, 18,100 on January 2007, and 19,200 on January 2009.
a.
21,926,800
b.
2,826,800
c.
16,273,200
d.
1,790,600

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A professor expects the education and health service industries to increase total employees by 14.8% from 2009 to 2016.  Based on the employment graph below, approximately how many new jobs will the education and health service industries gain between 1/2009 and 1/2016?
Education and Health Services - All Employees, 2000-2009
A line graph titled Education and Health Services, All Employees, 2000 to 2009, where the x-axis shows years and the y-axis shows all employees, in thousands. Line starts at 15,000 on January 2000, and increases gradually to 16,000 on January 2002, 17,200 on January 2005, 18,100 on January 2007, and 19,200 on January 2009.
a.
21,926,800
b.
2,826,800
c.
16,273,200
d.
1,790,600

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