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How Long Before We Reach 6.5% Unemployment?

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the nomination of Jack Lew to be the next Treasury Secretary, dire projections about the length of time until we reach the magic 6.5% unemployment and what it will take to get us there.

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COMMENTS

  • greyeagle

    You are right. Defense industry laying off people right and left and completely closing plants, and Obama is using the EPA to try and destroy the energy business. With Obama and the Democrats in power what comes to mind is: With friends like these you don’t need enemies.

  • http://www.examiner.com/x-1597-Charlotte-Law--Politics-Examiner Mike gamecock DeVine

    How long? What is the current rate of unemployed men applying for disability?

  • bobfrommosinee

    When will we reach the 6.5 unemployment numbers? Long before they ever tell us the real numbers, Even the U-6 numbers are cooked and they are north of 16%, The real number of unemployed is still north of 20%