A comprehensive look at unemployment figures

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Revelations that the nation’s unemployment rate reached its highest level in five years in August helped make the economy issue No. 1 on the

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Everyone knows it’s a tough economy out there. But it may be even tougher than you realize. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 13.

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FACT CHECK: Politicians choose their own definition for 'unemployment'

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As a common talking point for both parties, the U.S. unemployment rate can take on many definitions

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