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The U.S. labor market in 2003: signs of improvement by year’s end
Rachel Krantz
Economist, Division of Current Employment Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: Krantz_R@bls.gov.
Marisa Di Natale
Economist, Division of Labor Force Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: DiNatale_M@bls.gov.
Thomas J. Krolik
Economist, Division of Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: Krolik_T@bls.gov.
Job losses eased in 2003, and the unemployment rate edged down in the second half of the year.
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