Questões de Concurso

Near the end of the article, apparently positive macroeconomic indicators are contrasted with the difficulties experienced by recent graduates. The writer uses different tense and aspect choices to situate these conditions in relation to the present.

Consider the sentence.

"Although U.S. unemployment remains low and job growth has been solid, research shows that recent college graduates are struggling to find work."

What meaning does "has been solid" contribute?

(a)

It refers to a repeated situation that ended before graduates began searching for employment.

(b)

It indicates that the solidity of job growth is hypothetical rather than empirically observed.

(c)

It presents job growth as an expected future development dependent on unemployment.

(d)

It presents job growth as a situation extending from a relevant past period into the current context.

(e)

It places job growth before another completed event located entirely in the past.