Over the past several decades, farm employment has:

A. grown absolutely but declined as a percentage of total employment.
B. declined both absolutely and as a percentage of total employment.
C. increased both absolutely and as a percentage of total employment.
D. declined absolutely but increased as a percentage of total employment.


Answer: B

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