1.   As the ranks of autoworkers expanded and their paychecks increased, the economy blossomed.

2.   As Third World economies blossom, especially in Asia, fewer and fewer well-trained inhabitants of those countries choose to chase their fortunes abroad.

3.   But while the economy blossomed, unemployment and inflation increased.

4.   But while the economy blossomed under his rule, unemployment and inflation increased.

5.   The economy has blossomed.

6.   While the economy blossomed under his rule, unemployment and inflation increased, leading to public discontent.