Production and Employment in the United States
Year Value of Total Production (in trillions) Number of Jobs
2007 14.5 137,506
2008 14.7 138,432
2009 14.4 134,053
2010 15.0 129,802
2011 15.5 130,882
2012 16.2 133,265
2013 16.8 135,266
2014 17.4 137,574
2015 17.9 140,623
Use the table to answer the question.
What does the table suggest about the relationship between productivity and jobs?
A.
Productivity was not related to the efforts of workers.
B.
Workers became more productive on average.
C.
Productivity was more dependent on capital than human resources.
D.
Increased productivity made the job market slow down.