Answer: 7%
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: Initial jobs = 428.5 thousand
Average rate of declining of jobs from 2010 to 2020 = 3 thousand jobs per year
From 2010 to 2020 , there are 10 years.
Total jobs declines till 2020 = 10 x (3 thousand)
= 30 thousand (Change in jobs)
Now, utilities percent change for 2010 to 2020 :
Utilities percent change for 2010 to 2020 = 7 %