Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be
It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. Americans have more than triple the debt they had in 1982, and less than half the savings. They spend 10 weeks longer off the job.
• Pub opens at Bowes CreekIt hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. Americans have more than triple the debt they had in 1982, and less than half the savings. They spend 10 weeks longer off the job.
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• Hampshire OKs meat-packing plant
• Falling dollar a bogus crisis
• Wal-Mart goes big on plus-sizes
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• Dow tops 10,000 for first time this year
• Ill. prepaid tuition program open again
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• Data and contacts vanish from Sidekick phones
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