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Economy: Good Economic News
June 2005 numbers, via the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
- 141,638,000 Americans employed, a record number.
- 7,486,000 Americans unemployed. The lowest number since October 2001.
- Unemployment rate of 5%. Lowest since October 2001. Lower than any month in the period 1984 through April 1997.
- Black unemployment 10.3%. Still lower than all but a handful of months in the period 1984 through mid-1997.
- Average hourly rate for production workers: $16.06. A new record.
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