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Article: Employment and Unemployment Developments, December 1999.(Statistical Data Included)
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- Employment and Earnings
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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Employment rose in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 315,000. Job growth occurred throughout the service-producing sector and in construction, while manufacturing employment was little changed. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents in December following a rise of 1 cent in November and have increased by 3.7 percent over the year.
Unemployment
The number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 5.7 million in December, and the unemployment rate was 4.1 percent for the third consecutive month. The jobless rate moved downward in 1999; the fourth-quarter average of 4.1 ...
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