Bill Clinton: “The unemployment rate has dropped to 4.9 percent; 4.9 percent is the…”

On the recordMay 1, 1997

The unemployment rate has dropped to 4.9 percent; 4.9 percent is the lowest it has been in 24 years.

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Remarks on the National Economy

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Bill Clinton: “The unemployment rate has dropped to 4.9 percent; 4.9 percent is the lowest it has been in 24 years.”