During 1995 to 1996, the number of workers who lost jobs declined and the proportion that was reemployed rose. Compared with the previous Displaced Worker Survey, displaced workers spent fewer weeks without work and suffered less severe earnings losses. (Author)

Even during a period of rapid employment growth, over four million people were displaced from their jobs in the 1980s. Workers displaced during the latter half of the decade had a much easier time finding new jobs. (Author)