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On the recordApril 2, 2009
The unemployment rate now stands at 8.5, a jump of 3.6 percentage points since the downturn began over 15 months ago.
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Sean Maloney
Democratic · New York

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Chair Maloney discusses the rising unemployment rate during the recession.

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