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- <title>
- Apr. 17, 1989: Business Notes:The Economy
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
- Apr. 17, 1989 Alaska
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- BUSINESS, Page 47
- Business Notes
- THE ECONOMY
- Subtle Sign Of a Slowdown
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- <p> When the Government released its closely watched
- unemployment report for March last week, the figures seemed to
- give fresh evidence of economic strength. They showed an
- unexpected drop in the U.S. jobless rate to 5%, down from 5.1%
- in February and the lowest monthly rate in more than 15 years.
- </p>
- <p> A closer look at the data, however, revealed an underlying
- weakness. The economy created only 180,000 new jobs in March,
- down sharply from the 280,000 that were added the previous
- month. The unemployment rate fell because relatively few new
- job seekers entered the labor force in March. Among other signs
- pointing to a softening economy, the report said the
- construction industry lost 50,000 jobs in March, or about 1% of
- its work force, as home building slumped because of rising
- mortgage rates.
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- </body></article>
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