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September 1984

State and regional employment and unemployment in 1983

George D. Stamas

In 1983, unemployment declined most in those States which had the largest increases in joblessness previously, and least in States dependent on the oil market; regionally, the most rapid job expansion occurred in the South and the West where the majority of new jobs came from the services and trade industries.

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