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March 2005

Payroll employment grows in 2004

Emily Lloyd, Charlotte Mueller

In 2004, payroll employment had the strongest growth in 4 years and nearly reached its prerecession high; also, data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey indicate that the job openings rate trended up slightly throughout the year.

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