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November 2002

Consumer spending: an engine for U.S. job growth

Mitra Toossi

Personal consumption expenditures continue to account for more than 60 percent of total employment in the U.S. economy, with consumers increasingly shifting their purchases to a sophisticated array of personal services.

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