Economy Improving, but Jobless Pain Persists

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"What we need from you," the TV news producer said, "is a quick look at the unemployment numbers. It should seem you've done lots of research on this and are digging deep to give us the low-down. Of course, we don't have time for real depth, but a scowl and a slight twitch will cover that."

I practiced scowling and twitching. Unemployment numbers come out monthly and the news media cover them as diligently as violations of selected commandments.

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Economy Improving, but Jobless Pain Persists

Not only do we get the national numbers, but we get state and county numbers as well. It's a feast without nutrition attended by the entire country.

After all,...

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