Jobless rate's just the start of bad news

Courtesy Marketplace  Fri, 09/05/2008 - 14:23

Unemployment hit 6.1% last month -- the highest in nearly five years. It was the 8th-straight month of fewer jobs, with a total drop of 600,000 jobs this year.

But some economists believe the real story is even uglier. Steve Henn reports.


 

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