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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: AUGUST 2008
The civilian labor force, at 154.9 million, was about unchanged in August,
and the labor force participation rate remained at 66.1 percent. Total employ-
ment, at 145.5 million, was little changed from July. The employment-population
ratio fell over the month to 62.1 percent in August, down 1.3 percentage points
from its most recent high of 63.4 percent in December 2006. (See table A-1.)
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