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November 1990

Labor market dynamics and trends in male and female unemployment

Wayne J. Howe

Gross flow data from the Current Population Survey help to identify the labor market movements that underlie changes in the monthly rates of male and female unemployment over the past two decades. This article analyzes reasons for unemployment by gender in the recent past.

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