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February 1985

Employment and unemployment in 1984:a second year of strong growth in jobs

Richard M. Devens, Carol Boyd Leon, Debbie L. Sprinkle

As the economic recovery entered its second year, unemployment showed a further sharp decline amid the substantial increase in employment, but the across-the-board improvement in joblessness faded after midyear.

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