On the recordMarch 16, 2016
While we have seen 72 straight months of job growth, and unemployment has fallen 5 percent, wages have only risen slightly in the past year, and 8 million jobseekers cannot find work.
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Murray highlights job growth and ongoing unemployment issues despite economic improvements.
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