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Friday, October 2, 2009

Unemployment Hits 9.8 Percent


“The unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in September as employers cut far more jobs than expected, evidence that the longest recession since the 1930s is still inflicting widespread pain.” (Washington Post, Friday)

Think how bad things would have been without the “stimulus” bill!

FEE Timely Classic
“What is Seen and What is Unseen: Government ‘Job Creation’” by Larissa Price


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.