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Employment reaches a high

This is the prime time to be a worker in the U.S., with the jobless rate at its lowest level in nearly thirty years. According to data released last week, only 4.1% of Americans are unemployed, a figure that hasn't been seen since January 1970. Yet with wages rising only minimally, the Fed is expecting to leave interest rates alone. Get caught up on the good economic news in this article from the Chicago Tribune.

Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:35:03 -0800