8.6% Unemployment Rate Isn't as Good as it Sounds

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss today’s unemployment report, the record duration of unemployment, and why the headline number of 8.6% isn’t as good as it sounds.

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Related Links:

BLS Employment Survey – November, 2001

Economy Creates 120,000 Jobs, Rate Tumbles to 8.6%

Treasuries Fall on Unemployment Rate Drop

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