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February, 1986, Vol. 109, No. 2

Employment and unemployment:
developments in 1985

Susan E. Shank
Economist, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Patricia M. Getz
Economist, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics


Last year, the economy completed its third year of strong postrecession growth; however, the expansion has not been sufficient to return factory employment to its prerecession level or to drop most jobless rates to the lows of the late 1970's.

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