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Judy Chu: The unemployment rate in the construction industry is more than 17 percent, double that of the total population.

On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
The unemployment rate in the construction industry is more than 17 percent, double that of the total population.
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Judy Chu
Democratic · California

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Judy Chu discusses high unemployment rates in the construction sector.

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