Bill Clinton: “Now we have nearly 19 million new jobs, the lowest unemployment rate…”

On the recordJuly 28, 1999

Now we have nearly 19 million new jobs, the lowest unemployment rate in 29 years, the highest homeownership ever.

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Remarks on the National Economy and Appropriations Legislation

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