Employment and Unemployment during 1978: An Analysis.

Rones, Philip L.; Leon, Carol

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Publication Date: 1979-Feb

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Employment and Unemployment during 1978: An Analysis.

Rones, Philip L.; Leon, Carol

Monthly Labor Review, v102 n2 p3-12 Feb 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, Ethnic Groups, Statistical Data, Unemployment, Working Hours

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