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Unemployment Rate Drop: What Does It Mean for You?
Today's question asks Lindenhurst residents about whether they think the recent drop in the unemployment rate is good news or an anomaly.
Lindenhurst Patch wants to know what local residents feel about everything from today’s important issues to the not so important. So Patch will ask Lindy residents to in this about a hot topic of the day.
Today’s question:
The United States Labor Department recently announced a larger than expected drop in unemployment last month.
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The jobless rate fell from nine percent to 8.6 percent in November, leading some to believe that the job market may by about to recover.
But others said that the drop was caused by people leaving the labor force because they couldn't find jobs.
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