Bill Clinton: “The unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent, marking the 23d month in a…”

On the recordJune 3, 1999

The unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent, marking the 23d month in a row that the rate has been below 5 percent and the lowest rate in 29 years.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on the National Economy

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