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December, 2000, Vol. 123, No. 12

Job growth in the 1990s: a retrospect     

Julie Hatch and Angela Clinton 
Economists, Division of Monthly Industry Employment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics


The long economic expansion fueled job growth during the period, while new technology had mixed effects; the employment divide between the goods- and service-producing sectors of the economy continued to widen

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