Slight Growth

[shri62]

Slight growth in the number of unemployed truck drivers is expected for the third quarter of next year but will not be at levels experienced in the last few years, according to representatives of the Teamsters Union.


a)...
b) A slight growth is expected in the number of unemployed truck drivers for the third quater of next year but will not be at
c) The expected number of employed truck drivers for the third quater of next year will grow slightly, but will not be at
d) The number of unemployed truck drivers is expected to rise in the third quater of next year, although not to
e) It is expected that a slight growth in the number of unemployed truck drivers in the third quater of next year, but will not be at

Please explain your choice with reasons..

[comp_bos]

Since the expectation of increase in unemployed truck drivers is DURING the third quarter. Correct version should use "in". So that makes A, B, C wrong.
E is passive.

D sticks to the wall

[shanmukh]

out of all D makes sense

[shri62]

Official Answer Is D