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Jobs Report and Fixing the Crumbling Market

Zachary Karabell says it’ll take years of transition and tons of money to cushion the worst effects of unemployment.

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Another month, another sign that the job market remains unchangingly, distressingly stuck. The official unemployment rate according to just-released figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is at 9.1%,

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