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Angus King: “The good is we have a historically low unemployment rate, but that creates the question of the migratory workforce.”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2024
The good is we have a historically low unemployment rate, but that creates the question of the migratory workforce.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Discussing the impact of low unemployment on workforce stability.

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