Why does the employment-population ratio have an upward trend from 1960 to 2000? The employment-population ratio has an upward trend because _______.     A. the employment-population ratio for men increased   B. the employment-population ratio for women increased   C. the size of the working-age population was increasing   D. the size of the labor force was increasing

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Why does the employment-population ratio have an upward trend from 1960 to 2000?

The employment-population ratio has an upward trend because _______.
 
 
A.
the employment-population ratio for men increased
 
B.
the employment-population ratio for women increased
 
C.
the size of the working-age population was increasing
 
D.
the size of the labor force was increasing
 
 
 
 
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