Since 1970, what has been a significant economic
trend in the united states?
(1) decline in the number of working mothers in
the labor force
(2) shift in jobs from manufacturing to service
industries
(3) decrease in dependency on foreign oil
(4) increase in federal budget surpluses

The correct answer is number 2. A Shift in jobs from manufacturing to service industries.

Since 1970, a significant economic trend in the United States has been the shift in jobs from manufacturing to service industries.  

The difficult economic situation in the 1970s made President Richard Nixon try to reduce high inflation, few new businesses in the market, considerable unemployment and less than expected government revenues. President Nixon cut some taxes, froze wages, and limited prices. The oil embargo was another crisis he had to sort out. In employment, since the 1970s, a significant economic trend in the United States has been the shift in jobs from manufacturing to service industries, such as the entertainment industry and hospitality industry.  

the answer is option a.

1. ford: gerald ford´s presidency, from 1974 to 1977, faced high inflation, named it public enemy nº1, and created the win program (whip inflation now).

2. carter: president from 1977 to 1981, carter had controversial poitions over abortion, but yet, he enforce the roe vs wade decision, which had pro-choice content.

3. reagan. for his eloquency and powerful speeches in his mandates, from 1981 to 1989, reagan earned this nickname, “the great communicator” .

4. george h w bush: despite many presidents had important roles in managing and trying to end the cold war, it was in bush sr's mandate that the berlin wall was materially destroyed, and he was visited by gorbachev in the uspresident from 1989 to 1993.

5. clinton: defense of marriage act. clinton signed this controvesial act, which defined marriage and spouses in strict heterosexual perspective, that was later declard unconstitutional by the us supreme court.

6. george w bush: in the begining of his presidency, which lasted until 2009, bush jr faced the greatest terrorist attacks in us and probably the worlds history, in september, 11 of 2001.

7. obama: in attempts to cease a great economical crisis, barack obama signed the controversial recovery act in february 2009, which handled 780-billion dollars.