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February 2003

U.S. labor market in 2002: continued weakness

Terence M. McMenamin, Rachel M. Krantz-Kent, Thomas J. Krolik

The unemployment rate edged up in 2002; without a clear sign that the economy had returned to sustainable growth, most employers remained reluctant to hire.

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