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February 1984, Vol.
107, No.
2
Employment and unemployment
improvements widespread in 1983
Eugene H. Becker
Economist, Division of Employment and Unemployment Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Norman Bowers
Economist, on leave from Division of Employment and Unemployment Analysis, working
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
During a full year of economic recovery, total employment increased by 4.0 million and the unemployment rate dropped by 2.5 percentage points to 8.2 percent.
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