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Jim Bunning: “The unemployment rate as of January 2009 was 7.7 percent. In August of this year, the unemployment rate was 9.6 percent.”

On the recordAugust 2, 2010
The unemployment rate as of January 2009 was 7.7 percent. In August of this year, the unemployment rate was 9.6 percent.
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Jim Bunning

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Bunning compares current unemployment rates to those from earlier years.

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