OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 09: A job seeker looks through job listings at the East Bay Works One-Stop Career Center January 9, 2009 in Oakland, California. The unemployment rate in the U.S. surged to 7.2 percent in December, reaching its highest level in 16 years. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 09: A job seeker looks through job listings at the East Bay Works One-Stop Career Center January 9, 2009 in Oakland, California. The unemployment rate in the U.S. surged to 7.2 percent in December, reaching its highest level in 16 years.

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