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467,000 Jobs Lost in June, Far More Than Expected

The Caucus found this 7/2/2009 on nytimes.com

The pace of job losses quickened in June after slowing just a month earlier, casting a shadow over the Obama administration’s attempts to stanch months of declines in the labor market. The American economy shed 467,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent from 9.4 ...