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CNN

Cnn Money: Job Losses Ebb, but Unemployment Up

For Students 9th - 10th
The USA unemployment rate jumped to a 26-year high in August 2009 even though the jobless rate improved. These rates are based on a survey of households while the payroll estimate comes from a survey of employers. This may explain why...
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Curated OER

History Matters: Deaf and Unemployed in Dubuque

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this poignant interview, transcribed by a WPA worker, in which a deaf couple describes the hardships they encountered during the Great Depression, compounded because of their disability.