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Leon, Carol Boyd; Rones, Philip L. – Monthly Labor Review, 1979
In 1979 labor force and employment growth slowed from the rapid pace of the previous three years. The unemployment rate showed virtually no movement. Discusses employment by sex, race, age, and occupation, reasons for unemployment, and job desires. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Employment Statistics
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Rones, Philip L.; Leon, Carol – Monthly Labor Review, 1979
A strong increase in employment highlighted the nation's job situation in 1978. A record 59 percent of the working-age population were jobholders by the end of fourth quarter and the unemployment rate dropped to 5.8 percent. Women age 16 and over accounted for two-thirds of the growth in the civilian labor force. (BM)
Descriptors: Blacks, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics