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Friday, September 4, 2009

Unemployment Rate Highest in 26 Years

The unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent in August, the highest since June 1983, as employers eliminated a net total of 216,000 jobs. But the AP's Mark Hamrick says there may be glimmers of hope.