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-(Figure: Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate)Use Figure: Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate.The distance between each labeled point on the horizontal axis is 1 year,and the distance between each labeled point on the vertical axis is 1 percentage point of unemployment.Unemployment was _____ between 1/2001 and 1/2002 and _____ between 1/1999 and 1/2000.
A) increasing;decreasing
B) increasing;increasing
C) decreasing;increasing
D) decreasing;decreasing

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-(Figure: Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate)Use Figure: Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate.The distance between each labeled point on the horizontal axis is 1 year,and the distance between each labeled point on the vertical axis is 1 percentage point of unemployment.Unemployment was _____ between 1/2001 and 1/2002 and _____ between 1/1999 and 1/2000.
A) increasing;decreasing 
B) increasing;increasing 
C) decreasing;increasing 
D) decreasing;decreasing

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From 1/2001 to 1/2002, the unemployment rate is increasing as it goes from around 4.2% to 5.7%. On the other hand, from 1/1999 to 1/2000, the unemployment rate is decreasing as it goes from around 4.2% to 3.9%, indicating a decrease in unemployment. Therefore, the correct answer is A) increasing;decreasing.

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