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Unemployment Rate Dips, but Hiring Slows as Well

Last month's unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to 8.2 percent, and that's good news, according to President Obama. Nevertheless, the President acknowledged that "it's clear to every American that there will still be ups and downs along the way and that we've got a lot more work to do."

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Last month's unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to 8.2 percent, and that's good news, according to President Obama. Nevertheless, the President acknowledged that "it's clear to every American that there will still be ups and downs along the way and that we've got a lot more work to do." As always, there's more to the story than that "tick-down" in the unemployment rate. Sudeep Reddy is economics reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Sudeep Reddy
Wall Street Journal

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Unemployment Rate Dips, but Hiring Slows as Well

Last month's unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to 8.2 percent, and that's good news, according to President Obama. Nevertheless, the President acknowledged that "it's clear to every American that there will still be ups and downs along the way and that we've got a lot more work to do."

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Unemployment Rate Dips, but Hiring Slows as Well

Last month's unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to 8.2 percent, and that's good news, according to President Obama. Nevertheless, the President acknowledged that "it's clear to every American that there will still be ups and downs along the way and that we've got a lot more work to do."

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