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On the recordMarch 13, 2012
I think most Americans would be surprised to know, would you agree, that apparently there is a labor shortage in America, even though we have 8.3 percent unemployment in certain areas of our economy?
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander highlights the paradox of labor shortages amid high unemployment rates.

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