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unemployment
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Then again, the unemployment rate that year was 3.8% or lower in each quarter.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025 -
Although job growth has slowed this year, the unemployment rate remains historically low at 4.2%.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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“Joblessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joblessness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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