The Lukewarm 2004 Labor Market: Despite Some Signs of Improvement, Wages Fell, Job Growth Lagged, and Unemployment Spells Remained Long
By Jared Bernstein
Sylvia A. Allegretto
Isaac Shapiro
February 16, 2005
February 2005 | EPI/CBPP Issue Brief
The Lukewarm 2004 Labor
Market
Despite Some Signs of
Improvement, Wages Fell, Job Growth Lagged, and Unemployment Spells
Remained Long
by Sylvia Allegretto, Jared Bernstein, and Isaac Shapiro
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