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People walk out of a job center in Brooklyn

By Spencer Platt

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People walk out of a job center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. US unemployment jumped to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as 84,000 jobs were slashed, according to a report Friday that sparked fresh fears about recession in the world's biggest economy. People walk out of a job center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. US unemployment jumped to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as 84,000 jobs were slashed, according to a report Friday that sparked fresh fears about recession in the world's biggest economy.


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