Barack Obama: “Programs will have to recruit long-term unemployed workers and employ…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2014

Programs will have to recruit long-term unemployed workers and employ strategies that are effective in getting them back to work.

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Barack Obama

Democratic · Illinois

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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Fact Sheet: Opportunity For All - The President's Call to Action to Give the Long-Term Unemployed a Fair Shot

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Barack Obama: “Programs will have to recruit long-term unemployed workers and employ strategies that are effective in getting them back…”

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