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Job Losses Worst Since 1974, Unemployment Jumps

October 5, 2009

Associated Press reporter Mark Hamrick spotlights the worsening unemployment rate in this video segment. Recession-battered employers eliminated 598,000 jobs in January, the most since the end of 1974, and catapulted the

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Remarks by President Obama on July Unemployment and the Recovery Act in the Rose Garden

October 5, 2009

The President responds to the unemployment figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These numbers are a promising indication that we are on the road to recovery, as the unemployment rate decreased in July. August 7, 2009.

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Economic Expectations – Unemployment May Reach 15%

October 5, 2009

David Tice, chief portfolio strategist at Federated Investors, talks with Bloomberg’s Matt Miller and Kathleen Hays about the outlook for the U.S. economy. Tice also discusses a report showing U.S. employers cut more jobs than

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CNN Report – Unemployment Rate for Veterans Over 10%

October 5, 2009

Chris Lawrence of CNN reports live from Fort Hood, U.S. Army base in Texas on how the national unemployment rate may be very high, but it is even higher for jobless veterans. Lawrence states that 1000 U.S. Army veterans at Fort Hood alone

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