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OSEC Press Release: Statement of Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich: Unemployment Rate (February 1996) [02/02/1996]

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The Blizzard of '96, which paralyzed nearly a third of the country for a week in January, may have put us into a skid but we're not spinning our wheels. The unemployment rate remained below six percent for the 17th month in a row.

Undoubtedly, January's weather had a negative impact on the employment numbers for the month. The lingering effect of the federal government shutdown may have had some effect, too.

We look forward to a clearer, brighter picture on jobs -- and better weather.

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