Unemployment Down In U.S.
WASHINGTON, August 8. The United States Government today reported that there was a drop in unemployment-to 5,294,000 in July. The figures were not too comforting because unemployment normally, declines more sharply in mid-summer.
The number of unemployed Americans declined 143,000 from the peak of 5,437,000, the Commerce and Labour Department said. Employment increased for the fifth month in succession but the increase in hirings was not as big as usual for July. Employment rose by 198,000 to 65,179,000.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28661, 11 August 1958, Page 9
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