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Figure: Unemployment Rate over Time
-(Figure: Unemployment Rate over Time) Look at the figure Unemployment Rate over Time. In the time-series graph, as we move from 1997 to 2001, we see that the unemployment rate has _____ from approximately _____ to approximately _____.
A)decreased; 5%; 4%
B)increased; 5.3%; 7.3%
C)decreased; 7.8%; 5.5%
D)increased; 4%; 6.3%

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Figure: Unemployment Rate over Time 
-(Figure: Unemployment Rate over Time) Look at the figure Unemployment Rate over Time. In the time-series graph, as we move from 1997 to 2001, we see that the unemployment rate has _____ from approximately _____ to approximately _____.
A)decreased; 5%; 4% 
B)increased; 5.3%; 7.3% 
C)decreased; 7.8%; 5.5% 
D)increased; 4%; 6.3%

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The unemployment rate decreased from approximately 5% to approximately 4% between 1997 and 2001.

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