Economic snapshot
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Economies of major developed countries will shrink in 2009
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Outsourced federal jobs more likely to be low-wage
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Recovery package falls short of infrastructure needs
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COBRA expansion won’t benefit most low-income workers
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Federal grants key to recovery for states in recession
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Downtime: Workers forced to settle for fewer hours
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How long would a job-market recovery take?
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Automaker bankruptcies would cost up to 3.3 million U.S. jobs
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More job seekers, fewer jobs
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African Americans are especially at risk in the auto crisis