A professor expects the education and health service industries to increase total employees by 14.8% from 2009 to 2016. Based on the employment graph below, approximately how many new jobs will the education and health service industries gain between 1/2009 and 1/2016?

Education and Health Services - All Employees, 2000-2009

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a.

21,926,800

b.

2,826,800

c.

16,273,200

d.

1,790,600