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Despite about two trillion dollars pumped into banks and the general economy from the government, the United States’ economy continues to shed jobs.
The U.S. economy lost 467,000 jobs in the month of June. The number is demoralizing for those who...
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A woman walks past a job centre, in west London, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Unemployment in Britain rose to 6.5 percent in the three months ending in January, with the number of people out of work reaching its highest in 12 years, the government said...
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