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U.S. labor market performance in international perspective
Constance SorrentinoJoyanna Moy
Economist, Division of Foreign Labor Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Email: Moy.Joyanna@bls.gov
From 1960 to 2000, U.S. unemployment rates improved from relatively high to the lowest among the G7 countries; Canada and the United States were leaders in job creation, while Japan and Europe had much weaker employment gains.
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