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NewsFlash: September 13, 2006

Job growth slowdown explained

In today’s Snapshot, EPI senior economist Jared Bernstein explains why job creation has slowed over the past few months.  As GDP growth has decelerated to a rate just slightly higher than productivity, employers are less likely to add workers to meet consumers’ and investors’ demands for goods and services.  Click here  for the full text and graphic.

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