From 1980 to 2000 the trend in the employment-to-population ratio was ________ and from 2000 to 2012 the trend was ________.
A) upward; downward
B) downward; downward
C) upward; upward
D) downward; upward

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From 1980 to 2000, the employment-to-population ratio generally increased as more people entered the workforce. From 2000 to 2012, the trend was downward due to economic factors such as the dot-com bubble burst and the Great Recession.

From 1980 to 2000 the Trend in the Employment-To-Population Ratio