Construction Industry-All Employees (Millions), 2000-2009
Construction Industry - Average Hourly Earnings (Dollars), 2000-2009
A line graph titled construction industry, average hourly earnings (dollars), 2000 to 2009, where the x-axis shows years and the y-axis shows average hourly earnings of production workers. Line starts at 17.2 on January 2000, slowly increases to 19.7 on January 2006, then increases more quickly to 20.5 on January 2007 and 22.4 on January 2009.
Based on trends displayed in the graphs above, which answer choice represents a likely situation for 2010?
a.
There will be more than 6.5 million construction employees in 2010, and those employees will have average hourly earnings of $24.00.
b.
There will be over 6 million construction employees in 2010, and the average hourly earnings will be less than twenty dollars.
c.
There will be roughly 6 million employees in 2010, and those employees will have average hourly earnings of $22.75.
d.
There will be over 7.5 million employees in 2010, and those employees will earn, on average, $23.00 per hour.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided
A
B
C
D
The best answer is c. There will be roughly 6 million employees in 2010, and those employees will have average hourly earnings of $22.75. This is based on the upward trend of average hourly earnings shown in the graph.
Based on the trends displayed in the graphs, the most likely situation for 2010 would be option B: There will be over 6 million construction employees in 2010, and the average hourly earnings will be less than twenty dollars.
To determine the likely situation for 2010 based on the trends displayed in the line graph, we need to analyze the information provided.
From the graph, we can see a gradual increase in average hourly earnings from 17.2 in January 2000 to 19.7 in January 2006. Then, there is a steeper increase to 20.5 in January 2007, followed by a further increase to 22.4 in January 2009.
We can also observe that there is no information about the number of construction employees in the graph.
Now, let's analyze the answer choices to find the most likely situation for 2010:
a. There will be more than 6.5 million construction employees in 2010, and those employees will have average hourly earnings of $24.00.
b. There will be over 6 million construction employees in 2010, and the average hourly earnings will be less than twenty dollars.
c. There will be roughly 6 million employees in 2010, and those employees will have average hourly earnings of $22.75.
d. There will be over 7.5 million employees in 2010, and those employees will earn, on average, $23.00 per hour.
Based on the available information and the trends displayed in the graph, we can see that the average hourly earnings have been gradually increasing over time. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that the average hourly earnings in 2010 will likely be higher than the highest value shown in the graph, which is 22.4.
Among the given options, the answer that aligns with this trend is option D: "There will be over 7.5 million employees in 2010, and those employees will earn, on average, $23.00 per hour."
Therefore, the most likely situation for 2010 based on the given information is option D.