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February, 1987, Vol. 110, No.
2
The employment situation during 1986:
job gains continue, unemployment dips
Susan E. Shank
Economist, Division of Labor Force Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Steven E. Haugen
Economist, Division of Labor Force Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics
The labor market continued to improve in the fourth year of the economic recovery—employment grew and the unemployment rate edged below 7 percent; nearly all of the job increase occurred in the service-producing sector
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