Answer
A y-intercept of 292 means that in 2008, there were 292,000 people as network system and data communications analysts in the United States.
Work Step by Step
The given equation has x=number of years after 2008 and y = number of people, in thousands, employed as network system and data communications
analysts in the United States.
$\\\\$From Part A of this item, the y-intercept was found to be 292.
$\\\\$This means that in 2008, there were 292,000 people as network system and data communications analysts in the United States.