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On the recordFebruary 29, 2012
more than 40 percent of the unemployed have been unemployed for 6 months or more.
Said by
Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Bernanke points out the long-term unemployment issue affecting the economy.

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