Job gains strong in 1987; unemployment rate declines, (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, Feb. 1988

Job gains strong in 1987; unemployment rate declines

Mark G. Ulmer
Economists, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Wayne J. Howe
Economists, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics

As the economy completed the fifth year of expansion, employment increased by 3 million; the jobless rate fell below 6 percent. Virtually all worker groups shared in this improvement.

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