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July 1984

Sources of secular increases in the unemployment rate, 1969-82

Michael Podgursky

Progressively higher rates of joblessness suggest a strong structural component in today's unemployment; the influx of women and young workers was an important factor early in the study period, while later years show a decline in the employment picture for prime-age men.

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