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February 1999

Job growth slows during crises overseas

William Goodman, Timothy D. Consedine

Foreign economic crises ate into the demand for U.S. goods and reduced U.S. manufacturing jobs, but hiring increased in construction, finance, and government; unemployment was low throughout the year

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