In the 1980s, relative employment of U. S. occupations with the lowest wages:
A) rose.
B) fell.
C) were unchanged.
D) first rose, then fell.

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During the 1980s, there was a shift towards the service sector, which includes many low-wage occupations such as retail and food service. This led to a decrease in the relative employment of higher-paying manufacturing and construction jobs and an increase in lower-paying service jobs. Therefore, the relative employment of occupations with the lowest wages fell.

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