During the time of this conference, at that same month unemployment in the Nation was 9.6 percent.
James Lankford: “During the time of this conference, at that same month unemployment in the Nation was 9.6 percent.”
On the recordApril 15, 2012
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Lankford highlights the high unemployment rate during the conference period.
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