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    Unemployment Rate Reaches Highest Level in over 14 Years

    Unemployment in the United States has reached 6.5 percent, the highest level in more than 14 years. Jobs declined by 240,000 last month alone.  Heidi Shierholz is an economist with the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, DC.

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

    Unemployment in the United States has reached 6.5 percent, the highest level in more than 14 years. Jobs declined by 240,000 last month alone. Heidi Shierholz is an economist with the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, DC.

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      Warren Olney

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      Heidi Shierholz

      Economist, Economic Policy Institute

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    On the Way to the White House: Old Strategy Meets New Technology
    1. 1:44Unemployment Rate Reaches Highest Level in over 14 YearsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Old Strategy and New Technology in the Obama Campaign
    3. 43:31Obama Win Improves Odds for Iraq Security Agreement
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