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In 2019, about 75% of civilian workers were required to interact with the general public

Interaction with the general public was required for 75.3 percent of civilian workers. In office and administrative support occupations, 86.5 percent of workers were required to interact with the general public and 10.2 percent of workers in production occupations had this requirement.

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05/28/2020

Productivity rises in 14 of 29 selected service-providing industries in 2019

05/22/2020

April jobless rates up in all 50 states; payroll jobs down in all 50 states

05/20/2020

Santa Cruz, CA, has largest county 4th quarter 2019 over-the-year wage gain at 20.7%

05/15/2020

Unemployment rate for the foreign born declines to 3.1% in 2019

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