Question

Over approximately 70 years of planned development, how did GDP growth compare with employment growth?

Options

• GDP growth was negative and employment growth was positive

• Employment growth was positive and higher than GDP growth

• GDP growth and employment growth were equal

• GDP growth was positive and higher than employment growth

Answer 1

Over the planned development period, GDP growth remained positive and was higher than employment growth. This difference is central to the challenge of jobless growth.