New Haven Register 4 weeks ago

Jobless rate hits 10.2 percent (with multimedia)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate has passed the psychological threshold of 10 percent for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher. Full Article at New Haven Register

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