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Independence Day for the US economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... the year to June from 2.5% in the same month last year, 2.5% in 2012 and 3.0% the year before that. "Lower labor participation" - check. June's rate is 62.8% -- down from 66% (immediately before) and 65.5% (immediately after) the Great Recession of 2007-2009. ...

Considerable time to eliminate considerable slack

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... year to February from 2.1% in the same month last year, 2.5% in 2012 and 3.0% the year before that. "Lower labor participation" - check. February's rate is 63% -- down from 66% (immediately before) and 65.5% (immediately after) the Great Recession of ...
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