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U.S. jobless rate makes jump over 10 percent

By JEANNINE AVERSA and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Associated Press
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Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.

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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

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Friday, October 30, 2009

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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