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U.S. Unemployment Drops
Aug 7 2009, Marco Villa

After raising to a 26-year high of 9.5% in June, Friday’s unemployment number show a unexpected decline. The Labor Department reports that U.S. employment fell to 9.4% in July. Still, the U.S. economy is not in recovery mood as employers laid off...

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