Critical Reasoning

Recent estimates predict that between 1982 and 1995 the greatest increase in the number of people employed will be in the category of low-paying service occupations. This category, however, will not increase its share of total employment, whereas the category of high-paying service occupations will increase its share.
If the estimates above are accurate, which of the following conclusions can be drawn?

(A) In 1982 more people were working in low-paying service occupations than were working in high-paying service occupations.
(B) In 1995 more people will be working in high-paying service occupations than will be working in low-paying service occupations.
(C) Nonservice occupations will account for the same share of total employment in 1995 as in 1982.
(D) Many of the people who were working in low-paying service occupations in 1982 will be working in high-paying service occupations by 1995.
(E) The rate of growth for low-paying service occupations will be greater than the overall rate of employment growth between 1982 and 1995.

what is the ans?
I think D might be the answer by elimination

I'm going to guess E based on POE and some not-fully-thought-through logic.

The ans sould be D. Here is the logic

Fact 1) the greatest increase in the number of people employed will be in the category of low-paying service occupations

yet

Fact 2) This category, however, will not increase its share of total employment

at the same time

Fact 3) the category of high-paying service occupations will increase its share.

So, the only way the category of high paying occupations can increase its share of the total employment market (even though the rate of increase of new high paying jobs is less than the rate of increase in new low paying jobs) is if the people who are currently employed move into the higher catageory

Can some one pls confirm OA and its logic.

OA given is A...

No explanation in the doc... its the famous doc 1000 - CR ...

The correct answer is A

Here's an example:

Low 1982 = 20; 1995 = 40
Med 1982 = 10; 1995 = 18
High 1982 = 10; 1995 = 22
Total 1982 = 40; 1995 = 80

Low: Greatest increase in numbers (20), but no increase in share
High: Increase in share (from 25% to 27.5%), but not greatest increase in numbers (12)

Answers B, C, D, E are not possible. Hence, A remains.

Hope this helps

The OA is A? I think that it is should be D