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November 1984

The female-male unemployment differential: effects of changes in industry employment

Larry DeBoer, Michael Seeborg

In 1982, the civilian jobless rate of men exceeded that of women for the first time since 1947, and industry employment trends suggest that the female unemployment rate may be lower in the future.

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