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December 31, 2004

Behind Unemployment Numbers

These figures, again cited in The Wall Street Journal, are really amazing. Being unemployed for over a year is fairly rare here in the U.S., while in parts of Europe it is almost the norm.

What percent of the unemployed remain without work for over a year?

Posted by Peter Mork at December 31, 2004 12:29 AM

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