Jobs Lost Or Gained In Selected Industries, 2007-13 2,000,000 Jobs Gained Health care 1.000,000 Leisure amp; hospitality Professional amp;...

Directions: Answer the following questions as you examine this job data.

Of the job sectors detailed...

1.     ...which job sector currently has the most jobs?

2.     ...which job sector currently has the least jobs?

3.     ...which job sector pays the greatest average hourly earnings?

4.     ...which job sector pays the least average hourly earnings?

5.     ...which job sector has gained the most jobs since the recession? What do you believe to be the cause of this growth?

6.     ...which job sector has lost the most jobs since the recession? What do you believe to be the cause of this loss?

Based off the graph...

7.     ...approximate the number of jobs currently possessed by the mining and logging industry.

8.     ...approximate the number of jobs gained since the recession by the leisure and hospitality industry.

9.     ...approximate the average hourly earnings of a worker in the transportation and warehousing industry.

U.S. Jobs Lost Or Gained In Selected Industries, 2007-132,000,000Jobs GainedHealth care1.000,000Leisure &hospitalityProfessional &technical servicesAdministrative &. Mining & loggingsupport services Transportation &warehousingWholesaletradeFinancialMedia &Retail tradeactivitiestelecom-1,000,000Jobs LostTotal Jobs, June '1315 MillionConstruction5 MillionManufacturing-2,000,000$10$15$20$25$30$35$40Average Hourly Earnings By Industry, May '13