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February 1984, Vol. 107, No.
2
Regional variations in employment
and unemployment during 1970-82
Even when the jobless rate was relatively low, 5.8 percent in 1979, wide differences in rates for local areas existed, ranging from a high of 40 percent to a low of less than 1 percent.
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