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Questions 14-16 are based on the following interview with Lisa Lynch about the US Labor Department"s report on job increase. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16.
14. What happened to the U. S. job market?
[A] There was a huge increase in new jobs lately.
[B ] About 75,000 new jobs were created last month.
[C] Some 300,000 new workers were employed last year.
[D] There was a growth of new jobs in the past six years.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!

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正确答案:A
Questions14-16ccLastmonthbigleapinnewjob,some300,000plus,isahugeincreaseoverwhatthecountryhasseeninthepast6monthswhentheaveragegrowthhasbeenjust75,000newjobsamonth.Foracloserlookatwhat'shappening,weturntoLisaLynch,aneconomicsprofessoratToftsUruversity.M:Welcome.LisaLynch,whenyoulookatthesenumbers,doyouthinkjobcreationisontherise?W:Itcertainlyis.Itwasagreatreport.Itindicatesthatthejobmarket,broadlyspeaking,hastumedthecornerafter3verylong,leanyears.Ithinkwearegoingtoseeimprovement.It'snotonlytheMarchgain.ItwasgaininJanuaryandFebruary.Theywerebothrevisedhigher,andmoreover,thejobgainswereverybroadly-basedacrossmanyindus-tries.Itwasaverypositivereport.M:Whatdoyouseeinthenumbers?Who'sgettingthenewjobs?W:AsImentioned,whenwelookedatthenumbers,weareseeingem-ploymentacrosstheboardinallsectors',withoneimportantexception,andthat'sinmanufacturing.Well,wedonothaveanyjoblossinman-ufacturingsectorforthefrrsttimein44months.Wedidnotseepickupinthemanufacturingsector,butwesawrestaurantandhotelworkersbeingaddedon.Wesawworkersinsupermarketbeingaddedon.PartofthatreflectsthesettlementofthegrocerystoresstrikeoutCalifornia.Wesawworkersinthehealthcaresectorandhospitalsbeingaddedon.Wesawbusinessservicesaddingemployees.Soingeneral,withtheveryimportantexceptionofmanufacturing,weareseeingjobgrowthacrossallofthesedifferenttypesofoccupations.

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