Question

Joshua wants to be a lawyer. He found the following table on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ website to find out about the employment projections 2022. Review the table. Then, answer the question below.
Employment projections data for lawyers, 2012-22
Occupational Title SOC Code Employment, 2012 Projected Employment, 2022 Change, 2012-22 Employment by Industry
Percent Numeric
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program
Lawyers 23-1011 759,800 834,700 10 74,800

What conclusion can Joshua draw from this table?

A) There are very few lawyers in the country.
B) He could make more money working in marketing instead.
C) The number of lawyers will increase, so it may be difficult to find a job.
D) He will probably have a lot of student loans after he graduates.
E) Lawyers are needed to work for the government and private firms.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is: C) The number of lawyers will increase, so it may be difficult to find a job.

Explanation:

I believe there is a little mistake in this report, nothing serious. The report says that the number of lawyers will increase from 759,800 to 834,700 in ten years (form 2012 to 2022). The difference should be 74,900 more lawyers, not 74,800.

Besides that little mistake, the real important thing about this report is that the number of lawyers will increase by 9.86% in ten years. That is a very significant increase if you consider that the US population increase in the last decade has been 5.3%

So lawyers are multiplying rapidly, which means that it will be harder for Joshua to find work once he graduates.

Answer 2

I would say c but could be wrong