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November 25, 2009

Fed: High Unemployment Expected Through 2012
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The Federal Reserve is warning it expects a high unemployment rate over
the next several years. On Tuesday, a Fed report said unemployment will
remain well above the 5 percent benchmark through 2012. Another report
meanwhile downgraded previous estimates of national economic growth in
the third quarter from 3.5 percent to 2.8 percent.



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