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January 37, 2009
Chart 1:
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Labor Force Status Of The Civilian
Non-Institutional Population 16 Years And Over
By US- Or Foreign-Born Status, Annual Averages
1996-2007
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(Levels in thousands)
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Labor force status and
foreign-born status
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1996
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2000
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2006
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2007
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Increase,
2000-07
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% Increase, 2000-07
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Increase,
2006-07
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% Increase, 2006-07
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Population
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POPULATION
(1,000's)
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Total
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200,591
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209,699
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228,815
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231,867
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22,168
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10.6%
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3,052
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1.3%
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US
born
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178,243
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183,173
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195,082
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196,850
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13,677
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7.5%
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1,768
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0.9%
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Foreign born
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22,348
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26,527
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33,733
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35,017
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8,490
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32.0%
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1,284
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3.8%
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Percent of total
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11.1%
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12.7%
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14.7%
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15.1%
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38.3%
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302.8%
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42.1%
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285.4%
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Labor force
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LABOR
FORCE (1,000s)
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Total
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134,130
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140,863
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151,428
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153,124
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12,261
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8.7%
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1,696
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1.1%
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US
born
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119,697
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123,158
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128,280
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129,130
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5,972
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4.8%
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850
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0.7%
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Foreign born
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14,433
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17,705
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23,148
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23,994
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6,289
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35.5%
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846
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3.7%
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Percent of total
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10.8%
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12.6%
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15.3%
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15.7%
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51.3%
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408.1%
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49.9%
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326.3%
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LF participation rate
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LF
PARTICIPATION RATE (%)
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Total
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66.9
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67.2
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66.2
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66.0
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(1.2)
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-1.8%
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-0.2
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-0.3%
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US
born
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67.2
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67.2
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65.8
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65.6
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(1.6)
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-2.4%
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-0.2
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-0.3%
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Foreign born
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64.6
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66.7
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66.6
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68.5
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1.8
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2.7%
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1.9
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2.9%
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Employed
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EMPLOYMENT
(1,000s)
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Total
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126,818
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135,208
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144,427
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146,047
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10,839
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8.0%
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1,620
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1.1%
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US
born
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113,395
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118,254
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122,202
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123,079
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4,825
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4.1%
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877
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0.7%
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Foreign born
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13,423
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16,954
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22,225
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22,967
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6,013
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35.5%
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742
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3.3%
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Percent of total
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10.6%
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12.5%
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15.4%
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15.7%
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55.5%
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442.4%
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45.8%
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297.6%
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Unemployed
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UNEMPLOYMENT
(1,000s)
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Total
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7,312
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5,655
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7,001
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7,078
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1,423
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25.2%
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77
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1.1%
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US
born
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6,302
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4,904
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6,078
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6,051
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1,147
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23.4%
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-27
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-0.4%
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Foreign born
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1,009
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751
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993
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1,027
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276
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36.8%
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34
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3.4%
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Percent of total
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13.8%
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13.3%
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14.2%
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14.5%
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19.4%
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146.0%
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44.2%
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311.3%
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Unemployment rate
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UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE (%)
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Total
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5.5
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4.0
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4.6
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4.6
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0.6
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15.0%
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0.0
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0.0%
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US
born
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5.3
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4.0
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4.7
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4.7
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0.7
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17.5%
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0.0
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0.0%
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Foreign born
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7.0
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4.2
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4.0
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4.3
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0.1
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2.4%
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0.3
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7.5%
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SOURCES: 1996-2005:
Unpublished foreign born tables, Current
Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
From Abraham Mosisa, Census Bureau, (202)
691-6346.
2006-2007: BLS,
"Foreign-born Workers: Labor Force
Characteristics in 2007," March 28, 2008.[PDF]
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Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
