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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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    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.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Sudeep Reddy

      Wall Street Journal

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    A Fertility Implosion and an Aging Population
    1. 0:00Unemployment Rate Dips, but Hiring Slows as WellYou’re reading this
    2. 7:35Global Ageing: Peril or Promise?
    3. 43:42Russian Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Sentenced to 25 Years
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