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April 23, 2004

Employment update

The Joint Economic Committee has released more employment data that supports the fact that our economy is indeed expanding:

Highlights:

* From February to March, total non-farm payroll employment increased in 37 states, decreased in 12 states, and remained unchanged in 1 state.

* Compared with February, manufacturing employment increased in 22 states, decreased in 17 states, and remained unchanged in 11 states.

* Since this point last year, unemployment rates have decreased in 44 states, increased in 5 states, and remained unchanged in 1 state.

You can see the complete report here.

Posted April 23, 2004 08:48 PM

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