U.S. labor market weakened in 1990: employment declined and unemployment rose in the second half of 1990; job losses were particularly acute in construction and manufacturing.

From: Monthly Labor Review | Date: February 1, 1991| Author: Haugen, Steven E.; Meisenhaimer, Joseph R., II | Copyright information

Employment declined and unemployment rose in the second half of 1990; job losses were particularly acute in construction and manufacturing

Labor market conditions deteriorated markedly during 1990, reflecting increasing weakness in the U.S. economy. Employment growth, which had begun to slow early in 1989, came to a standstill around mid-1990; employment then declined in the second half. The manufacturing and construction industries were hardest hit. Manufacturing employ...

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