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Payroll employment grows in 2004
Emily Lloyd
Economist, Division of Current Employment Statistics, Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
E-mail:
Lloyd.Emily@bls.gov
Charlotte Mueller
Statistician, Division of Administrative Statistics and Labor Turnover,
Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail:
Mueller.Charlotte@bls.gov
In 2004, payroll employment had the strongest growth in 4 years and nearly reached its prerecession high; also, data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey indicate that the job openings rate trended up slightly throughout the year.
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